How to pronounce “bite the hand that feeds one”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

by the hand, bettendorf, beaten down, betel nut, beating it, beating off, beating down, stand at, stand-off, stand off