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come back to bite

come back to bite verb: to cause problems for one at a later time.

Verb

come back to bite (third-person singular simple present comes back to bite, present participle coming back to bite, simple past came back to bite, past participle come back to bite)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To cause problems for one at a later time.
    Synonyms:
    bite in the arse, bite in the ass, come back to bite in the ass

Synonyms of come back to bite

Forms of come back to bite

third-person singular presentcomes back to bite
present participlecoming back to bite
pastcame back to bite
past participlecome back to bite
alternative formcome back to haunt

Questions about come back to bite

What does come back to bite mean?
Come back to bite means to cause problems for one at a later time.
What part of speech is come back to bite?
Come back to bite is a verb.
What is the past tense of come back to bite?
The past tense of come back to bite is came back to bite.

Words near come back to bite in the dictionary

  1. come away
  2. come away empty
  3. come back
  4. come back from
  5. come back from the dead
  6. come back to bite
  7. come back to haunt
  8. come back to one's senses
  9. come before
  10. come between
  11. come by

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