bite the hand that feeds one

bite the hand that feeds one
bite the hand that feeds one
Fig. to do harm to someone who does good things for you. (Does not involve biting.) •

I'm your mother! How can you bite the hand that feeds you?

She can hardly expect sympathy when she bites the hand that feeds her.

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{v. phr.} To turn against or hurt a helper or supporter; repay kindness with wrong. * /He bit the hand that fed him when he complained against his employer./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • bite the hand that feeds one — {v. phr.} To turn against or hurt a helper or supporter; repay kindness with wrong. * /He bit the hand that fed him when he complained against his employer./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bite the hand that feeds one — ► bite the hand that feeds one deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor. Main Entry: ↑bite …   English terms dictionary

  • bite the hand that feeds one — phrasal : to injure a benefactor maliciously * * * bite the hand that feeds one To show ingratitude, often with the likely result of losing the help one is receiving • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor …   Useful english dictionary

  • bite the hand that feeds one — verb To cause harm to a benefactor. And the reality is, for all the talk about lobbying reform, Congress has never been known to bite the hand that feeds it …   Wiktionary

  • bite\ the\ hand\ that\ feeds\ one — v. phr. To turn against or hurt a helper or supporter; repay kindness with wrong. He bit the hand that fed him when he complained against his employer …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bite the hand that feeds you — be unkind to the one who cares for you or pays you    If you criticize your employer, you bite the hand that feeds you …   English idioms

  • bite the hand that feeds one — deliberately harm or offend a benefactor. → bite …   English new terms dictionary

  • bite the hand that feeds one — v. disrespect the person who cares for one, maltreat someone who provides for one …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bite the hand that feeds one — phrasal to injure a benefactor maliciously …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bite the hand that feeds one — idi to repay kindness with malice or injury …   From formal English to slang

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