bite back (atsomeone/something)
phrasal verbwithbiteverbuk/baɪt/us/baɪt/bit|bitten
toreactangrily,especiallyto someone who has done somethingunpleasantto you:
Ayouthclubhasbittenback atvandalsbycoveringitsroofwithrazor-sharpsecuritywire.
Reacting and responding
- act onsomething
- backlash
- bat
- batsomethingback
- bite
- blowback
- overreaction
- pearl-clutching
- play it by earidiom
- press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
- press/push/hit (all) the right buttonsidiom
- reaction
- respond
- sensitive
- supersensitivity
- ticklish
- ultra-sensitive
- wake
- wake up!idiom
- whitelash
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