won't bite

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somebody/something won't bite (humorous)

something that you say in order to tell someone not to be frightened of someone or something I think you should talk to your uncle about this. Go on, he won't bite.

See bite head off

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Charlie Felker, managing director of regulatory affairs for First Empire Securities, agreed the average credit union's "savings club" member probably won't bite on a capital issuance. CU alternative capital raises questions on risk, return and disclosure by Anderson, Heather / Credit Union Times And even though the nights are closing in, training won't bite the dust as three of the club's nine courts are floodlit. HELP STARS OF FUTURE; Tennis club in plea for tokens by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) Deuteronomy 6: 16-17 AN old Scot who was something of a character used to say: "Don't put your hand in the lion's mouth then pray that it won't bite. Pray by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			without a shadow of a doubt without batting an eye without fail without further ado without half trying without missing a beat without question without rhyme or reason without so much as a by-your-leave without so much as doing witness witness for witness to wives wobble about woe woe betide Woe is me! wolf wolf down wolf in sheep's clothing woman woman of ill repute women won won't bite won't bother me any won't breathe a word won't hear a word against won't hold water Won't you come in? wonder wonder about wonder at wonder if Wonders never cease! woo woo away wood wooden woods woods are full of woodwork wool word word by word word for word word is good word is law word of honor word spoken is past recalling			Won judgment against old landlord Won on Forfeit Won on Foul won on points won on points won on points won on points won on points won out won out won out won over won over won over won spurs won spurs won spurs won the day won the day won the day won through won through won through won ton won't won't be doing won't be doing won't be doing won't be doing won't be doing won't bite won't bother me any won't bother me at all won't breathe a word won't hear a word against won't hear of won't hear of will refuse to tolerate or permit won't hold water won't not hear won't not hear won't not hear won't tell a Soul Won't you come in? won-lost record Wonalancet Out Door Club WONB Wonca WONCA International Classification Committee WONCA Rural Information Technology Exchange Wonca Working Party on Women and Family Medicine wonder wonder wonder wonder wonder Wonder (brand) Wonder (Single) Wonder (Single) Wonder (Single) wonder about wonder about

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