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Meaning of bite on granite | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To waste energy on a pointless task.
  2. to face a diagonal occupied by two or more opposing pawns.

Examples

“To proselytize to devout believers of another faith is to bite on granite.”
“Chess openings in which one fianchettos one's bishop often result in said bishop biting on granite.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bite one's lip bite one's nails bite one's thumb bite one's tongue bite someone's hand off bite someone's head off

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