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bit one's nails

bit one's nails is the simple past of bite one's nails.

Meaning of bite one's nails

Verb

bite one's nails (third-person singular simple present bites one's nails, present participle biting one's nails, simple past bit one's nails, past participle bitten one's nails)

  1. (idiomatic) To worry or fret over something.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: bite one's fingernails.

Questions about bit one's nails

What is bit one's nails the simple past of?
Bit one's nails is the simple past of bite one's nails.

Words near bit one's nails in the dictionary

  1. bit off
  2. bit off more than one could chew
  3. bit on granite
  4. bit on the side
  5. bit one's lip
  6. bit one's nails
  7. bit one's thumb
  8. bit one's tongue
  9. bit part
  10. bit parts
  11. bit plane

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