"bite in the arse" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bite someone in the arse.ogg [Australia] Forms: bites in the arse [present, singular, third-person], biting in the arse [participle, present], bit in the arse [past], bitten in the arse [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bite<,,bit,bitten> in the arse}} bite in the arse (third-person singular simple present bites in the arse, present participle biting in the arse, simple past bit in the arse, past participle bitten in the arse)
  1. (transitive, slang, vulgar, UK) Synonym of come back to bite. Tags: UK, slang, transitive, vulgar Synonyms: come back to bite [synonym, synonym-of], bite in the ass
    Sense id: en-bite_in_the_arse-en-verb-0VEdUsEI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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