bite someone's head off
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To severely berate someoneTo severely berate someone.
» Don't bite off more than you can handle.
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To severely berate someone.
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Examples
13 sentencesDon't bite off more than you can handle.
Don't bite my head off.
Tom has bitten off more than he can chew.
ruТом откусил больше, чем может прожевать. — sharptoothed
You've bitten off more than you can chew.
ruТы откусил больше, чем смог проглотить. — marafon
I will bite off just a little bit.
ruЯ откушу совсем чуть-чуть. — gregoryguy
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
to severely berate someone:
Forms
bites someone's head off, biting someone's head off, bit someone's head off, bitten someone's head off| Base form | bite someone's head off · to bite someone's head off |
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| 3rd person singular | bites someone's head off |
| Present participle | biting someone's head off |
| Past simple | bit someone's head off |
| Past participle | bitten someone's head off |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | bite someone's head off |
| he, she, it | bites someone's head off |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | bit someone's head off |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have bitten someone's head off |
| he, she, it | has bitten someone's head off |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will bite someone's head off |
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb