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bit off

/bɪt ɒf/

/bɪt ɔf/

Translations

bite offverb

bit off

Past Simple

bit off

Past Simple

bitten off

Past Participle

biting off

Gerund

/baɪt ɒf/

/baɪt ɔf/

arracher avec les dents

She bit off a piece of the chocolate bar.

Elle a arraché un morceau de la barre chocolatée avec les dents.

Additional translations

se charger deSens figuré.

Synonyms

chew off

snip off

cut off

bite offverb

To remove something by using the teeth to cut through it.

She bit off a piece of the chocolate bar.

To take on more responsibility or a task than one can handle.

He bit off more than he could chew by agreeing to lead three projects at once.