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bitten by the same bug

bitten by the same bug phrase: having the same enthusiasm or motivation.

Phrase

bitten by the same bug

  1. (informal) Having the same enthusiasm or motivation.
    • By refusing to acknowledge the painful reality that most Americans had been bitten by the same bug that afflicted Roosevelt, Lodge, and Beveridge, the anti-imperialists were letting the people off the hook and in their own way preserving the American sense of innocence.1984, Stuart Creighton Miller, "Benevolent Assimilation": The American Conquest of the Philippines, page 253
    • The subject area of the book is in rapid, if not turbulent, change. It is surprising how many of our colleagues have been bitten by the same bug. New ideas, perspectives, approaches, and projects arise everywhere.2000, N. G. Roling, M. A. E. Wagemakers, Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture, page xxv

Questions about bitten by the same bug

What does bitten by the same bug mean?
Bitten by the same bug means having the same enthusiasm or motivation.
What part of speech is bitten by the same bug?
Bitten by the same bug is a phrase.

Words near bitten by the same bug in the dictionary

  1. Bittaford
  2. bitte
  3. bitted
  4. bitten
  5. bitten back
  6. bitten by the same bug
  7. bitten down
  8. bitten in
  9. bitten in the arse
  10. bitten in the ass
  11. bitten it

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