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bit in the arse

bit in the arse is the simple past of bite in the arse.

Meaning of bite in the arse

Verb

bite in the arse (third-person singular simple present bites in the arse, present participle biting in the arse, simple past bit in the arse, past participle bitten in the arse)

  1. (UK, slang, transitive, vulgar) Synonym of come back to bite.
    • After the kitten had died, Robins sent a text message to Knutton saying: "Remember the saying: 'What goes around comes around?' It has started already to bite you in the arse. The cat? Karma."2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian

Questions about bit in the arse

What is bit in the arse the simple past of?
Bit in the arse is the simple past of bite in the arse.

Words near bit in the arse in the dictionary

  1. bit depth
  2. bit depths
  3. bit down
  4. bit flip
  5. bit in
  6. bit in the arse
  7. bit in the ass
  8. bit interval
  9. bit intervals
  10. bit it
  11. bit lifter

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