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bite in the arse en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (UK, slang, transitive, vulgar) Synonym of come back to bite.
    • After the kitten had died, Robins sent a text message to Knutton saying: "Remember the saying: 'What goes around comes around?' It has started already to bite you in the arse. The cat? Karma." 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bitten in the arse Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bite in the ass alternative lexicographic
biting in the arse Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bit in the arse Tense=Past lexicographic
bites in the arse Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

come back to bite