bite back meaning

• 1. bite back sth • bite sth back especially BrE to stop yourself from saying something or from showing what you really feel, especially when this is difficult:
  ▪ Carrie had a powerful desire to say what she really thought, but she bit back the words.
  ▪ Shiona bit back her anger. What on earth was Mackay playing at?
  2. bite back to criticize someone strongly and angrily, or do something to them as a punishment, because they have criticized or done something unpleasant to you:
  ▪ Be careful what you say - Maria's got a temper and she tends to bite back rather easily!
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  ▪ Tony Blair bites back at his critics in an article in the News of the World.
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  [American slang]
  1. Lit. to defend an attack by biting at someone or something. (Usually an animal.)
    I threatened the dog and the dog bit back.
  2. Fig. to fight back at someone; to return someone's anger or attack; to speak back to someone with anger.
    She is usually tolerant, but she will bite back if pressed.
    Yes, she will bite back.

• Dude, dodger's been waiting for a guy who'll bite back
• Rafa s dreams wrecked as inzaghi bites back
• Yet when Tyson bit him he didn't bite back.
• Well, haven't you ever felt like biting back?
• "The climate bites back, " he observed.
• Despite the temptation, he doesn't bite back.
• It's clear the elder tour is eager to bite back.
• And for a few flashes, the Huskies tried to bite back.
• Worse for opponents, it's a defense that bites back.
• But now, instead of biting back, Kate chants.

• "bite back" meaning in Chinese: 急忙收回
• "bite back" meaning in Japanese: {句動-1} : （かまれて）かみ返す---------------------------------------...
• "bite back" meaning in Russian: 1) _разг. сдерживать себя Ex: he bit back the remarks он в...
• "bite back" meaning in French: v. ravaler (réplique)