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bite back

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To retaliate; to give a sharp retort.
    intransitive
  2. To repress (an emotion or a response).
    transitive

Equivalents

Deutschverbeißen
1 more languages
Latinaremorsurus

Examples

“He bit back his anger and managed a courteous reply⟳.”
“No one bites back as hard on their anger / None of my pain and woe / Can show⟳ through”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bite down bite in bite in the arse bite it bite off bite off more than one can chew

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