| 释义 |
take a bite out of (something) take a bite out of (something)To reduce something by eliminating, completing, or removing part of it. The police are encouraging citizens to take a bite out of crime by reporting suspicious activity. I'm hoping to take a bite out of this project by Friday night so I don't have so much to do over the weekend.See also: bite, of, out, taketake a bite out of something AMERICANIf something takes a bite out of a sum of money or other quantity, it takes away a part of it. There will be higher taxes, so they will be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than before. But some of us, myself included, think we ought to have additional cuts in order to take a bigger bite out of the deficit.See also: bite, of, out, something, taketake a bite out of reduce by a significant amount. informalSee also: bite, of, out, take |