Come up and bite

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo 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.VerbTo 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."

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