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Bite back
verb
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
verb
To retaliate.
2.
verb
To repress (an emotion).
"He bit back his anger and managed a courteous reply."
Synonyms
bite
throw back
answer back
come back to bite
pay home
lash
bite off
shoot back
come back to haunt
snap
pay back in someone's own coin
fight back
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