bite the hand that feeds one (English, verb)
expansion: bite the hand that feeds one (third-person singular simple present bites the hand that feeds one, present participle biting the hand that feeds one, simple past bit the hand that fed one, past participle bitten the hand that fed one)
Senses:
glosses: To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: bites the hand that feeds one
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: biting the hand that feeds one
tags: participle
present
form: bit the hand that fed one
tags: past
form: bitten the hand that fed one
tags: participle
past