bite off

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bite something off

to remove something in a bite. Ann bit a piece off and chewed it up. She bit off a piece.

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After I got the knife away, he tried to bite off my nose. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context Sancho promised him with much earnestness to keep his mouth shut, and to bite off his tongue before he uttered a word that was not altogether to the purpose and well considered, and told him he might make his mind easy on that point, for it should never be discovered through him what they were. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context When dey do not bite off your thumbs dey are always dying from nostalgia-homesick-for dey haf der imperfect soul, which is midway arrested in defelopment-und too much Ego. From Mine Own People by Kipling, Rudyard View in context			binge binge and purge bird bird in the hand is worth two in the bush bird's-eye view Birds in their little nests agree Birds of a feather flock together birth biscuit bit bit by bit bit much bit off bitch bitch about bitch and moan bitch of bitch off bitch up bite bite back bite head off bite into Bite me! bite nails bite off bite off more than can chew bite off more than one can chew bite on bite the big one bite the bullet bite the dust bite the hand that feeds bite the hand that feeds one Bite the ice! bite tongue Bite your tongue! biting bits and pieces bitten bitten by the same bug bitter bitter pill to swallow bitty blab blab around blab out black black and blue black and white black as a skillet			bite guard splint bite guard splint bite guard splint bite head off bite head off bite head off bite head off bite head off bite into bite into bite lip bite lip bite lip bite lip bite mark analysis bite mark analysis bite mark analysis bite mark analysis bite mark analysis bite marks bite marks bite marks Bite Me Bite me! Bite My Ass Bite my shiny metal ass bite nails bite nails bite nails bite nails bite off bite off more than (one) can chew bite off more than (one) can chew bite off more than (one) can chew bite off more than can chew bite off more than can chew bite off more than can chew bite off more than can chew bite off more than could chew bite off more than could chew bite off more than could chew bite off more than one can chew bite on bite on bite opening bends bite opening bends bite opening bends bite out bite plane bite plane bite plane bite plane bite plate bite plate bite plate bite pressure bite pressure bite pressure bite raising bite raising bite raising

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