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Antonyms for put the bite on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : baɪt |
Definition of put the bite on
Origin :- Old English bitan (class I strong verb; past tense bat, past participle biten), from Proto-Germanic *bitan (cf. Old Saxon bitan, Old Norse and Old Frisian bita, Middle Dutch biten, Dutch bijten, German beissen, Gothic beitan "to bite"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split, crack" (see fissure).
- To bite the bullet is said to be 1700s military slang, from old medical custom of having the patient bite a lead bullet during an operation to divert attention from pain and reduce screaming. Figurative use from 1891; the custom itself attested from 1840s. To bite (one's) tongue "refrain from speaking" is 1590s. To bite the dust "die" is 1750 (Latin had the same image; cf. Virgil: procubuit moriens et humum semel ore momordit). To bite off more than one can chew (c.1880) is U.S. slang, from plug tobacco.
- As in beg : verb seek charity
- As in bill : verb charge money for goods, services
Synonyms for put the bite on
- ask alms
- benefit
- bite
- bone
- brace
- bum
- burn
- buzz
- cadge
- call on
- call upon
- chase
- chisel
- clamor for
- debit
- dime up
- ding
- draw upon
- dun
- figure
- freeload
- hit up
- hustle
- invoice
- knock
- live hand to mouth
- mendicate
- mooch
- nick
- nickel up
- panhandle
- pass the hat
- put the arm on
- put the bite on
- put the squeeze on
- put the touch on
- reckon
- record
- render
- score
- scrounge
- solicit
- solicit charity
- sponge
- sponge on
- tap
- touch
- want
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