bite back (at something)

bite back (at something)
ˌbite ˈback (at sb/sth) derived
to react angrily, especially when sb has criticized or harmed you

The election was a chance for the people to bite back at the government.

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  • bite back — To refrain from saying • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * bite back [phrasal verb] informal 1 : to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you Weary of her rival s accusations, the candidate bit back [=hit back, fought back] with an …   Useful english dictionary

  • bite back — phrasal verb Word forms bite back : present tense I/you/we/they bite back he/she/it bites back present participle biting back past tense bit back past participle bitten back 1) bite back something [transitive] to stop yourself from saying what… …   English dictionary

  • bite back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you bite back a feeling or something that you were going to say, you stop yourself from expressing it. [LITERARY] [V P n (not pron)] Susan bit back the words she would like to have said... [V n P] A scream rose to her lips… …   English dictionary

  • bite — ► VERB (past bit; past part. bitten) 1) use the teeth to cut into something. 2) (of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 3) (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth. 4) (of a tool …   English terms dictionary

  • bite — bite1 S2 [baıt] v past tense bit [bıt] past participle bitten [ˈbıtn] present participle biting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(teeth)¦ 2¦(insect/snake)¦ 3¦(press hard)¦ 4¦(effect)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(fish)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bite — bite1 [ baıt ] (past tense bit [ bıt ] ; past participle bit|ten [ bıtn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it: I wish you wouldn t bite your nails. bite into: Tom had… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bite — 1 verb past tense bit, past participle bitten 1 WITH YOUR TEETH (I, T) to cut or crush something with your teeth: Be careful! My dog bites. | Do you bite your fingernails? (+ into/through): biting into a juicy apple | They had to bite through the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bite — [c]/baɪt / (say buyt) verb (bit, bitten or, Archaic, bit, biting) –verb (t) 1. to cut into or wound, with the teeth: the dog bit me. 2. to grip with the teeth. 3. to sting, as an insect. 4. to cau …  

  • bite — [[t]ba͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ bites, biting, bit, bitten 1) VERB If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you. [V n] Both… …   English dictionary

  • bite — I UK [baɪt] / US verb Word forms bite : present tense I/you/we/they bite he/she/it bites present participle biting past tense bit UK [bɪt] / US past participle bitten UK [ˈbɪt(ə)n] / US ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to use your teeth to cut or… …   English dictionary

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