bite back

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İngilizce - Türkçe
(deyim) Kötü bir şeyin karşılığını aynı şekilde vermemek, kendini tutmak
İngilizce - İngilizce
(deyim) 1. [TRANSITIVE] bite back something to stop yourself from saying what you think.2. [INTRANSITIVE] to react angrily to someone who has done or said something unpleasant to you

1. Paul bit back an angry reply. 2. It was his instinct to bite back.

bite back