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come up and bitten

come up and bitten is the past participle of come up and bite.

Meaning of come up and bite

Verb

come up and bite (third-person singular simple present comes up and bites, present participle coming up and biting, simple past came up and bit, past participle come up and bitten)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To be extremely obvious to (someone), to be impossible for (someone) to miss and ignore.
    • These new recruits are terrible soldiers. They wouldn't know what to do with an enemy if one came up and bit them.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To clearly expose itself to (someone).
    • You really think you can convince the committee? Come on! You wouldn't know charisma if it came up and bit you.

Questions about come up and bitten

What is come up and bitten the past participle of?
Come up and bitten is the past participle of come up and bite.

Words near come up and bitten in the dictionary

  1. come unhinged
  2. come unstuck
  3. come up
  4. come up against
  5. come up and bite
  6. come up and bitten
  7. come up from behind
  8. come up roses
  9. come up short
  10. come up smelling like a rose
  11. come up smelling of roses

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