come back to biteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

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. (transitive, figuratively) 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

使用する際の注意点

Said especially of situations that illustrate the irony of human folly because the damage caused by aggression or negligence ultimately also harms the instigator's own interests.

参考

Further reading

• “come back to bite sb”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “come back to bite one”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.