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ESLPod_1195_WE_2063 Types of Allergies In this podcast, the word "bite" means the irritated mark left when an animal closes its mouth around one's skin, usually to eat it or to drink blood: "I'm lucky that dog bite didn't break through the skin, because I could have gotten an infection." The phrase "to bite the dust" means to fail or die: "The first eight contestants all bit the dust in the first round." The phrase "to bite off more than (one) can chew" means to try to do too much, more than one can successfully do: "I thought I could go to school and work full-time, but clearly I bit off more than I could chew." Finally, the phrase "to bite the hand that feeds (one)" means to hurt someone who has been helpful or supportive: "After everything she has done for you, why would you turn around and bite the hand that feeds you?"

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ESLPod 1195 bite Health + Medicine

Id	ESLPod_1195_WE_2063
Episode Id	ESLPod 1195
Episode Title	Types of Allergies
Phrase	bite
Text	In this podcast, the word "bite" means the irritated mark left when an animal closes its mouth around one's skin, usually to eat it or to drink blood: "I'm lucky that dog bite didn't break through the skin, because I could have gotten an infection." The phrase "to bite the dust" means to fail or die: "The first eight contestants all bit the dust in the first round." The phrase "to bite off more than (one) can chew" means to try to do too much, more than one can successfully do: "I thought I could go to school and work full-time, but clearly I bit off more than I could chew." Finally, the phrase "to bite the hand that feeds (one)" means to hurt someone who has been helpful or supportive: "After everything she has done for you, why would you turn around and bite the hand that feeds you?"
Topics	Health + Medicine

Bite Means I Phrase Eslpod Skin Bit Hand