| Idiom | Bite the Hand that Feeds You |
|---|---|
| Example | Eve just insulted the girl who is teaching her to ice-skate. That's biting the hand that feeds you. |
| Meaning | to turn against someone who helps you; to do harm to someone who does good things for you |
| Origin | This saying, which has been used at least since the early 1700s, originally referred to a foolish and ungrateful dog that actually bit the hand of the owner who was feeding it. The meaning of this expression today has been extended to include people who turn against anyone who helps them. It has nothing to do with real food or actually biting anyone's hand. |
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