"bite the curb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bites the curb [present, singular, third-person], biting the curb [participle, present], bit the curb [past], bitten the curb [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bite<,,bit,bitten> the curb}} bite the curb (third-person singular simple present bites the curb, present participle biting the curb, simple past bit the curb, past participle bitten the curb)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To be curb stomped. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bite_the_curb-en-verb-Q68zeyhw
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bite, the, curb.
    Sense id: en-bite_the_curb-en-verb-HH9XmHRo

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bite the curb meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "text": "If the horse be in the bad habit of taking the arms of the curb-bit between his teeth (bite the curb), a small strap (lip-strap) may be placed between the arms and through the extra ring on the curb-chain.",
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