单词 | to bite on |
释义 | > as lemmasto bite on b. to bite on (fig.): to ‘get one's teeth into’, to take or get hold of (something substantial). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > begin an action or fall to doing something > resolutely or vigorously to sit in1736 strap1823 to get down1826 tackle1841 to buckle down (to)1865 to bite on1904 to wade into1904 to get stuck into1910 to get one's teeth into1935 to sink one's teeth into1935 to get stuck in1938 to get to grips with1947 1904 W. H. Smith Promoters i. 20 They'll bite on anything that promises water west of either of those places. 1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 770/2 These two writers are not..‘Academics’..and there is plenty to ‘bite on’ in their criticisms. < as lemmas |
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