bite your nails/fingernails

bite (one's) nails

1. Literally, to chew on one's fingernails and shorten them. I wish I didn't bite my nails, but it's been such a hard habit to try to break. My sister gets regular manicures to keep from biting her nails.2. To nervously await something. I've been biting my nails ever since I submitted my application for my first-choice college.See also: bite, nail

bite your ˈnails/ˈfingernails

feel very excited, nervous, or afraid ▶ ˈnail-biting adj. very exciting or tense: What an exciting movie that was — real nail-biting stuff!See also: bite, fingernail, nail

单词	bite your nails/fingernails
释义	bite your nails/fingernails bite (one's) nails 1. Literally, to chew on one's fingernails and shorten them. I wish I didn't bite my nails, but it's been such a hard habit to try to break. My sister gets regular manicures to keep from biting her nails.2. To nervously await something. I've been biting my nails ever since I submitted my application for my first-choice college.See also: bite, nail bite your ˈnails/ˈfingernails feel very excited, nervous, or afraid ▶ ˈnail-biting adj. very exciting or tense: What an exciting movie that was — real nail-biting stuff!See also: bite, fingernail, nail
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