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bite off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. snap at, bite offverb

    bite off with a quick bite

    "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants"

Wiktionary

  1. bite offverb

    To accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.

  2. bite offverb

    To acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner.

ChatGPT

  1. bite off

    "Bite off" refers to using your teeth to separate or remove a piece from something, often food. This can be taken in a literal or metaphorical context. In a metaphorical sense, it could mean to undertake or commit to a task or responsibility, typically one that is large, difficult, or ambitious.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bite off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bite off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bite off in a Sentence

  1. Yoshiko Shimabukuro:

    We didn't want to leave. We didn't want to have to be scattered out there and die alone, i asked for some kind of explosive, or cyanide, so that I could kill myself if the Americans came. I was told they didn't have anything like that for us. They told us that if we were captured we should bite off our own tongues and bleed to death.

  2. Jennifer Cohen:

    Baby steps equal big wins. Don’t try to bite off more than you can chew.

  3. Rocket Lab:

    We didn't want to bite off more than we could chew, the pilots were well briefed : If anything was different from the simulation that they felt that they weren't happy with, then the most important thing is everybody's safety. ... And that's exactly what they executed. So they got a great catch. And and they just didn't like the way the the load was feeling.

  4. Peter Brock:

    Bite off more than you can chew and then chew like hell.

  5. Anonymous:

    Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Plan more than you can do, then do it.


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