"come back to bite" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: comes back to bite [present, singular, third-person], coming back to bite [participle, present], came back to bite [past], come back to bite [participle, past], come back to haunt [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> back to bite|head=come back to bite}} 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. Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: bite in the arse, bite in the ass, come back to bite in the ass Related terms: come back to haunt, come back with a vengeance, come home to roost, what goes around comes around
    Sense id: en-come_back_to_bite-en-verb-SFl6J6Qu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "To cause problems for one at a later time."
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        "(transitive, figuratively) To cause problems for one at a later time."
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