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bite
verb [I] (AFFECT BADLY) /baɪt/ (bit, bitten)Definition
(Definition of bite verb (AFFECT BADLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- adulterate verb
- at the expense of sb idiom
- bastardize verb
- be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard idiom
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- cheapen verb (RESPECT LESS)
- cost sb dear idiom
- degrade verb (SPOIL)
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- foul (sth) up phrasal verb
- gild the lily idiom
- gnaw away at sth phrasal verb
- go west idiom
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- interfere with sth phrasal verb
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- queer verb
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