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bite the hand that feeds you

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bite the hand that feeds you
to treat someone badly who has helped you in some way, often someone who has provided you with money. Leaving the company after they've spent three years training you up - it's a bit like biting the hand that feeds you.
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bite the hand that feeds you
to severely criticize the person or organization that helps you or pays you. It is unwise to bite the hand that feeds you, but TV journalists need to tell the truth about the news business.
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19) Human Rights Watch, Don't Bite the Hand that Feeds You.
To Rennie's way of thinking, the Dong imbroglio and others like it have a more insidious effect by sending a chilling message to scientists, namely, don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Here is just a little advice from some-one that's been in the game for 28 years: Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
 
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