come back to bite
come back to bite · comes back to bite · came back to bite · come back to bite · coming back to bite
To cause problems for one at a later timeTo cause problems for one at a later time.
» Come closer, we won't bite you.
Nylez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(figuratively)To cause problems for one at a later time.
Examples
8 sentencesCome closer, we won't bite you.
This will come and bite you.
This mistake will definitely come back to bite you later.
Are you going to come home and have a bite to eat?
Tom's words came back to bite him.
deToms Worte rächten sich an ihm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
comes back to bite, coming back to bite, came back to bite, come back to bite| Base form | come back to bite · to come back to bite |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes back to bite |
| Present participle | coming back to bite |
| Past simple | came back to bite |
| Past participle | come back to bite |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.