Nobody will bite on Sally. She has terrible taste.
•Jennifer is always biting on Anne, who is a careful dresser.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bite on someone — in. to copy something that someone else has done; to dress the same way someone else does. □ Nobody will bite on Sally. She has terrible taste. D Jennifer is always biting on Anne, who is a careful dresser … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put the bite on someone — put the bite on (someone) American, informal to ask someone for something that you want, especially money. She put the bite on her sister for $20. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
someone's bark is worse than their bite — (someone s) bark is worse than (their) bite if someone s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark s a lot worse… … New idioms dictionary
someone's bark is worse than bite — (someone s) bark is worse than (their) bite if someone s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark s a lot worse… … New idioms dictionary
bite someone's head off — bite/snap (someone s) head off informal to answer someone angrily. I only asked if I could borrow your bike. There s no need to bite my head off! She snaps his head off every time he opens his mouth … New idioms dictionary
bite head off — bite/snap (someone s) head off informal to answer someone angrily. I only asked if I could borrow your bike. There s no need to bite my head off! She snaps his head off every time he opens his mouth … New idioms dictionary
put the bite on someone — tv. to try to get oney out of someone. □ Youre always putting the bite on me for a few bucks. Go away. □ Don’t put the bite on me. I’m broker than you are … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bite at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bite at : present tense I/you/we/they bite at he/she/it bites at past tense bit at past participle bitten at bite at someone/something to try to bite something without in fact managing to bite it The animals… … English dictionary
bite someone's head off — To speak to someone unnecessarily angrily • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * bite someone’s head off informal phrase to react angrily or rudely to someone when they think you have no reason for doing this There’s no need to bite my head off. I was… … Useful english dictionary
bite the hand that feeds you — phrase to do something bad to someone who has been good to you and whose help you need Thesaurus: to treat someone unfairlysynonym Main entry: bite * * * bite the hand that feeds you informal : to harm someone who has helped or supported you He… … Useful english dictionary
someone won't bite — someone won’t bite spoken phrase used for telling someone not to be afraid of a particular person Just ask her. She won’t bite, you know. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to worry or be upsetsynonym Main entry: bite … Useful english dictionary
