Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 17 compound words that contain bitten. The most common are listed below. Open bitten in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- hard-bittenCallous and toughened by experience.
- bitten by the same bugHaving the same enthusiasm or motivation.
- back-bittenpast participle of back-bite: To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- bitten backpast participle of bite back: To retaliate; to give a sharp retort.
- bitten downpast participle of bite down: To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).
- bitten offpast participle of bite off: To bite so hard as to remove something from its source.
- cow bittenpast participle of cow bite: A large pinch performed with the entire hand, squeezing everything between thumb and fingers rather than just using the fingertips.
- cross-bittenpast participle of cross-bite: An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.
- flea-bittenInfested with fleas
- fly-bittenwretched or sordid; mean
- yeast-bittenWith the froth of the yeast having re-entered the body of the beer.
- bitten on granitepast participle of bite on granite: To waste energy on a pointless task.
- bitten the biscuitpast participle of bite the biscuit: To die.
- bitten the bulletpast participle of bite the bullet: To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.
- bitten the curbpast participle of bite the curb: To be curb stomped.
- bitten the dustpast participle of bite the dust: To die.
- bitten the big onepast participle of bite the big one: To die.
- come up and bittenpast participle of come up and bite: To be extremely obvious to (someone), to be impossible for (someone) to miss and ignore.
- bitten the hand that fed onepast participle of bite the hand that feeds one: To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).
- bitten off more than one could chewpast participle of bite off more than one can chew: To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
- bitten one's lippast participle of bite one's lip: To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.
- bitten one's nailspast participle of bite one's nails: To worry or fret over something.
- bitten one's thumbpast participle of bite one's thumb: To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth.
- bitten one's tonguepast participle of bite one's tongue: To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.
- bitten someone's hand offpast participle of bite someone's hand off: To enthusiastically accept an offer.
Compound words 17
- frostbittenAffected by frostbite.
- snakebittenAlternative form of snakebit: Bitten by a snake.
- forebittenBitten in front.
- bittennessThe state or condition of being bitten.
- fleabittenflea-ridden
- hungerbittenAffected (specifically weakened) by hunger.
- unbittenThat has not been bitten.
- windbittenblown out of shape by the prevailing winds
- backbittenpast participle of backbite: To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- BittenbenderA surname from German.