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bites in the arse

bites in the arse is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bites in the arse

What is bites in the arse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bites in the arse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite in the arse.

Words near bites in the arse in the dictionary

  1. bites at the apple
  2. bites at the cherry
  3. bites back
  4. bites down
  5. bites in
  6. bites in the arse
  7. bites in the ass
  8. bites it
  9. bites of the apple
  10. bites of the cherry
  11. bites of the reality sandwich

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