she’d be tired after the journey but not a bit of it! l
to
bits 1 into small pieces JAA5?
It; The book fell to bits in my
hands. 0 She took the engine
to bits, then carefully put it together again.
X # £F 0 2 (informal) very much ##;
-Hh I love
my kids to bits, 6 0 She
was thrilled to bits when I said I’d come.
A1577 B o — more at blind adj.,
champ v.
bitch /bitJ/
noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] a female dog : a greyhound
bitch 2 [C] (slang, disapproving) an
offensive way of referring to a woman, especially an unpleasant one ; htK tiftizA:
You stupid little bitch! BMW)'AI##3! 0
She
can be a real bitch. 3 [sing.]
(slang) a thing that causes problems or difficulties Wff; Life’s a bitch. A£.M$tIPo 4 [sing.]
~ (about sb/sth) (informal) a complaint about sb/sth or a
conversation in which you complain about them W ; 91 : We’ve
been having a bitch about our
boss, ffcCl —see also son
of a
bitch
&
verb [V] ~ (about sb/sth) (informal) to make unkind and critical remarks about
sb/sth, especially when they are not there
bitch-in* (also
bitch-ing)
/‘bitjin/
adj. (slang,
especially NAmE) very good fltfcFfft;
bitchy /'bitji/
adj. (informal) saying unpleasant and unkind things about
other people ; f±5 W7
: bitchy remarks ► bitchi-ness noun [U]
bite
0-w /bait/
verb, noun
m verb (bit
/bit/,
bit-ten
/’bitn/)
►
USE TEETH A 1 ~ (into/through/off
sth) to use your
teeth to cut into or through sth p£: [VN] She was bitten by the family dog. 0 Stop biting
your nails! £i| 3b ¥ 7 ! 0 [V] She bit into a ripe juicy pear. tfcwfrT — P Slf7 0
Does your dog
bite? 0 Come here! I won’t bite! (= you
don’t need to be afraid) M AAWl o He bit off a large chunk of bread./He
bit a large chunk of bread off. MT7-A$Mo
►
OF INSECT/SNAKE H K 2 to wound sb by making a small hole or mark
in their skin PT; M; P&: [VN] We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
$cC®K7Pg#7fTo
0 [V] Most European spiders
don’t bite.
p£A0
►
OF FISH M. 3 [v] if a fish bites, it takes food from the hook of a fishing line and may get caught
►
HAVE EFFECT r 77*^1 4 [V] to have an unpleasant effect
7771liPfn]: The recession is beginning to bite.
tram be bitten by sth to develop a strong
interest in or enthusiasm for sth He’s
been bitten by the travel bug. ItfeM± TMfflo bite the 'bullet (informal) to start to deal with an unpleasant or
difficult situation which cannot be avoided @if AJ&T'j
From
the custom of giving soldiers a bullet to bite on during a medical operation
without anaesthetic. M i
bite the ‘dust (informal) 1 to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed Aik; ® f T ® ^ :
Thousands
of small businesses bite the dust every year. # ffcWIHtW/.MkikMfrJo 2 (humorous) to die ft bite the hand that 'feeds you to harm sb who has helped
you or supported you §fSA; & # 01
JR. bite
your lip to
stop yourself from saying sth or from showing an emotion U f± iS; flfij 1W iJlE H bite off more than you
can chew to
try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult ® ft 7; ^ g M A bite your
tongue to stop yourself from saying sth that
might upset sb or cause an argument, although you want to speak ( HAfft/An
tB ) : I didn’t
believe her
explanation but I bit my tongue. IS
1 etc. could have bitten my/his/ her
'tongue out/off used when sb says sth stupid or embarrassing and immediately wishes they
had not