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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

come back to bite en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To cause problems for one at a later time.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
came back to bite Tense=Past lexicographic
coming back to bite Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
comes back to bite Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
come back to haunt alternative lexicographic
come back to bite Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

come back to haunt · come back with a vengeance · what goes around comes around · come home to roost

Synonyms

bite in the arse · bite in the ass · come back to bite in the ass