ite Idiom
a bite to eat
a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.
a nail-biter
"exciting game or movie; having much suspense" Have you seen the movie The Fugitive? It's a nail-biter.
bark is worse than his bite
"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.
bite me
I have no respect for you, kiss off, blow me """Bite me! Take your list of whores and live with them!"""
bite off more than one can chew
take responsibility for more than one can
bite off more than you can chew
begin more tasks than you can complete When I took the night class, I bit off more than I could chew.
bite the bullet
try harder, be tougher "Bite the bullet during exam week. Don't party; just study."
bite the dust
be killed, break down, be defeated I think that my car has finally bitten the dust.
bite the hand that feeds one
turn against or hurt a helper or supporter, repay kindness with wrong My niece is biting the hand that feeds her if she keeps abusing the help that her parents are giving her.
bite the hand that feeds you
be unkind to the one who cares for you or pays you If you criticize your employer, you bite the hand that feeds you.
bite your tongue
do not say that, you should not have said that "When I mention Dad's temper Mom says, ""Bite your tongue."""
biter (curling)
a rock that is touching the twelve-foot circle The Heidt rink is lying four - one is a biter.
black and white
thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible.
cut off your nose to spite your face
make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.
favorite son
a candidate supported by his home state for President etc. We voted for him because he is the favorite son of our state.
grab a bite
get something to eat.
grab a bite to eat
eat a lunch or meal, have a bite We were so busy we didn't have time to grab a bite to eat.
Great White Hope
(See The Great White Hope)
Great White North
(See The Great White North)
have a bite
eat lunch, eat some food We can have a bite at a restaurant after we finish shopping.
higher than a kite
drunk, natural high, sloshed Don't let him drive - he's higher than a kite.
in black and white
in writing The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they saw them in black and white.
in spite of
in opposition to, despite In spite of the terrible weather we went to the beach for a picnic.
invite you over
(See have you over)
little white lie
(See white lie)
lose your appetite
not feel hungry anymore, lose the desire to eat If a bug crawled out of your apple would you lose your appetite?
nail-biter
(See a nail-biter)
nothing to write home about
not special or spectacular, no great shakes He's a nice guy, but nothing to write home about.
odds-on favorite
(See the odds-on favorite)
one's opposite number
someone who has the same position as oneself in another company or organization I spoke with my opposite number in the other company but he didn't agree with me about the new sales policy.
put the bite on someone
ask for money or favors He is always trying to put the bite on his friends to collect money for charity.
quite a few
" several; numerous."
sound bite
radio advertisement, a few seconds of radio time I advertise our hotel on the radio using ten-second sound bites.
The Great White Hope
caucasian boxer who could win the heavyweight title In the 1970s, George Chuvallo was The Great White Hope.
The Great White North
Canada, the true north... Millions of Americans enjoy their holidays in The Great White North.
the odds-on favorite
the one who is favored to win, the one to bet on Orlando was the odds-on favorite but they lost the series.
whet your appetite
improve your appetite, cause you to be hungry Would you like to order a salad to whet your appetite?
white as a ghost
very pale because of fear, shock, illness etc. My sister became white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
white elephant
a purchase that was not used, a useless object Should we take the statue of Stalin to the White Elephant Sale?
white knuckles
a tense feeling, acute worry Driving through fog is scary - it's white knuckles all the way.
white lie
a harmless lie (told to be polite or to do something not seriously wrong) I told my boss a white lie and said that I was sick yesterday when actually I wasn
white sale
the selling at a reduced price of towels or sheets etc. We went to the white sale at the department store in order to buy some new sheets before my parents come to visit.
write it off
say it is a financial loss, call it a business expense, deduct it from income Don't worry about the cost of my plane ticket. I can write it off as a business expense.
write off
remove from a business record, cancel a debt It was impossible for the bank to collect the money so they were forced to write off the loan.
write up
record in writing, prepare a written account I've been asked to write up a list of the winners for the newspaper.
writer's block
being unable to think of something to write I told the teacher I couldn't do the paper because of writer's block.
ankle-biter
a child
ankle-biters
children, particularly crawling babies
Ayeite
comes from the English word "all right"
bite
1. to copy lyrics from other people: "I know you down south are biting my lines, and if I catch you boy, your ass is mine" -- Schoolly D. (Gucci time)
2. to steal: "You'se a beat biter, a Pac style taker..." --2pac (Hit 'em Up)
An ite idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with ite, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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