bite the curb
bite the curb verb: to be curb stomped.
Verb
bite the curb (third-person singular simple present bites the curb, present participle biting the curb, simple past bit the curb, past participle bitten the curb)
- To be curb stomped.
- Watch out those crazy skinheads! They made someone bite the curb the other night.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bite, the, curb.
- Having someone bite the curb and kicking him in the back of the head is a painful way to kill someone. Often, as in the movie American History X, it is used as punishment for insubordinate blacks.2013 November 12, Shehu Sani, Hatred for Black People, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 348
- If the horse be in the bad habit of taking the arms of the curb-bit between his teeth (bite the curb), a small strap (lip-strap) may be placed between the arms and through the extra ring on the curb-chain.1911, Martin Christinius Grimsgaard, Original Handbook for Riders: A Complete Guide to Modern Horsemanship
Forms of bite the curb
| third-person singular present | bites the curb |
|---|---|
| present participle | biting the curb |
| past | bit the curb |
| past participle | bitten the curb |
Questions about bite the curb
- What does bite the curb mean?
- Bite the curb means to be curb stomped.
- What part of speech is bite the curb?
- Bite the curb is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bite the curb?
- The past tense of bite the curb is bit the curb.
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