Phrasal Verbs

bite off

This page is about the phrasal verb bite off

Meaning

to separate something from whatever it's attached to by biting it

For example

  • be bitten off Did you hear about the surfer who had his foot bitten off by a shark?

  • bite off sth A guy in Sydney was arrested for biting off the head of a live pigeon.

  • bite sth off Jim bites the top off a beer bottle before drinking it.

Quick Quiz

She couldn't bite it off because she couldn't

a. understand it

b. remember it

c. get it in her mouth
a) understand it b) remember it c) get it in her mouth

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Contributor: Matt Errey