(take a bite)
1take a bite out of something — take a bite out of (something) to reduce something. Work is taking a bite out of his free time. Usage notes: often used about money: Rising energy costs would take a bite out of people s wallets …
2take a bite out of — (something) to reduce something. Work is taking a bite out of his free time. Usage notes: often used about money: Rising energy costs would take a bite out of people s wallets …
3take a bite out of sth — ► to reduce the number or amount of something: »The budget deficit has taken a big bite out of federal funds. Main Entry: ↑bite …
4take a bite out of something — phrase to reduce something by a large amount Getting a new car has taken a big bite out of our savings. Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry: bite …
5take a bite out of — informal reduce by a significant amount insurance costs that can take a bite out of your retirement funds …
6take a bite out of something — to reduce something by a large amount Getting a new car has taken a big bite out of our savings …
7take a bite — verb To eat a quick, light snack …
8bite — [baɪt] noun [countable] COMPUTING another spelling of byte * * * Ⅰ. bite UK US /baɪt/ verb [I] ● start/begin to bite Cf. start/begin to bite …
9bite — I n. act of biting result of biting 1) to take a bite (she took a bite out of the apple) 2) an insect; mosquito; snake bite ability to bite 3) a powerful bite (the large dog has a powerful bite) snack 4) to grab, have a bite 5) a quick bite… …
10bite — bite1 [ baıt ] (past tense bit [ bıt ] ; past participle bit|ten [ bıtn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it: I wish you wouldn t bite your nails. bite into: Tom had… …
