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81Wenn ich bitten darf — Mit dieser Wendung wird eine sehr nachdrückliche Bitte formuliert: Nun sagen Sie mal die Wahrheit, wenn ich bitten darf! Hier, durch diesen Gang, wenn ich bitten darf, dann nach links …
82hard-bitten — tough, tough in a fight, lit. given to hard biting, 1715, originally of dogs, from HARD (Cf. hard) + BITTEN (Cf. bitten), with the pp. used actively (Cf. ill spoken) …
83Once Bitten, Twice Live — Infobox Album Name = Once Bitten, Twice Live Type = studio Artist = Great White Released = 2006 Recorded = 2001 Genre = Glam rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Once Bitten, Twice Live is a live album …
84hard-bitten — /hahrd bit n/, adj. 1. tough; stubborn. 2. conditioned by battle or struggle: a hard bitten army. 3. grim or severe in judgment or attitude: a hard bitten old teacher. 4. hard boiled (defs. 2, 3). [1775 85] * * * …
85Once Bitten (1932 film) — Once Bitten is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Richard Cooper, Ursula Jeans and Frank Pettingell. External links Once Bitten at the Internet Movie Database …
86hard-bitten — adj not easily shocked or upset, because you have had a lot of experience ▪ a hard bitten cop …
87hard-bitten — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe someone as hard bitten, you are critical of them because they do not show much emotion or have much sympathy for other people, usually because they have experienced many unpleasant things. ...a… …
88once bitten, twice shy — If somebody is said to be once bitten twice shy, it means that someone who has been hurt or who has had something go wrong will be far more careful the next time …
89once bitten, twice shy — The variant once burned, twice shy is particularly common in the US, perhaps influenced by a burnt child dreads the fire. 1853 SURTEES Sponge’s Sporting Tour xxxvii. Jawleyford had been bit once, and he was not going to give Mr. Sponge a second… …
90flea-bitten — [flēbit΄ n] adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas 2. infested with fleas 3. wretched; decrepit; shabby 4. light colored with reddish brown spots: said of horses …
