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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

come up and bite en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, in the negative) To be extremely obvious to (someone), to be impossible for (someone) to miss and ignore.
    • These new recruits are terrible soldiers. They wouldn't know what to do with an enemy if one came up and bit them.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, in the negative) To clearly expose itself to (someone).
    • You really think you can convince the committee? Come on! You wouldn't know charisma if it came up and bit you.

Forms

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comes up and bites Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
coming up and biting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
came up and bit Tense=Past lexicographic
come up and bitten Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic