今天要和大家分享一个很有趣的表达。我们都知道“come back”是回来，“bite”是咬，那“come back to bite sb”是什么意思呢？

这个俚语不是说回来咬人，而是“得到报应”的意思，非常形象化，是不是恍然大悟？

come back to bite someone 得到报应

If something will come back to bite you, it will become a bigger problem in the future because you have not dealt with it.

If I don't do something now, the issue might come back to bite me.

如果我现在不采取措施，将来可能会受到这件事的拖累。

His poor treatment of his employees might come back to bite him some day.

他对员工的恶劣待遇有一天可能会反过来伤害他自己。



You're failing three subjects? Wow, I guess spending so much time on game has come back to bite you, huh?

你挂了三门课？哇，我猜你在游戏上花了这么多时间，现在可能要自食其果了吧？



come有非常多的俚语和短语表达，篇幅有限无法一一赘述，今天就和大家分享一些比较常见的。

as it comes 随便，怎样都行

"How do you like your coffee?" "Oh, as it comes."

“你要什么样的咖啡?”“噢，随便。”

come and go 来来去去；时有时无；忽隐忽现

The feeling of nausea comes and goes.

恶心的感觉一阵儿一阵儿的。

come from behind （比赛中）成功实现逆转，后来居上

England came from behind to beat Scotland 2–1.

英格兰队成功实现逆转，以2比1战胜了苏格兰队。



come off it! 谁信呢！得了吧！别胡说了！别瞎扯了！

Ask Simon to cook the meal? Come off it, he can hardly boil an egg!

叫西蒙去做饭？别瞎扯了，他连煮个鸡蛋都不会！

come out swinging/fighting 强烈反应;强烈反击

He came out swinging at his critics, accusing them of having their own agenda.

他站出来抨击那些批评他的人，指责他们别有用心。

come the something 假装…

Don't come the poor little innocent with me!

别跟我装出一副可怜无辜的样子！



come to pass 发生

It came to pass that their love for each other grew and grew.

他们对彼此的爱与日俱增。

come to that = in fact 实际上，事实上

And come to that, you never paid me back the other money I lent you.

实际上，我以前借给你的钱你也从来没还过。

come what may 无论发生什么

I shall be there tonight come what may.

无论发生什么我今晚都会去。

come away 掉下，脱落，脱离

I just opened the drawer as usual and the handle came away in my hand.

我像往常一样打开抽屉，结果把手就掉了下来。




bite同样也有很多相关的表达，大家可以一起扩充一下知识库哦。

bite your lip 忍住话;抑制情感流露

I really wanted to laugh - I had to bite my lip.

我真的想笑——但只能忍住。

bite your tongue 缄口不语

I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue.

我本想明确告诉他我对他的看法，可是不得不保持沉默。



bite me! 少跟我来这一套！

bite the dust 重重倒在地上/倒毙，毙命/失败，完蛋

As they came around the bend several riders bit the dust.

拐弯时几个骑手摔倒了。

His career bit the dust when he lost his job.

失业后，他的事业也完蛋了。

bite someone's head off 无缘由地对…发火，莫名其妙地对…发脾气

I only asked if I could help - there's no need to bite my head off!

我只是问了一下我能否帮上忙——没必要无缘无故地对我发火！



bite back (at someone/something) 愤怒地回应

A youth club has bitten back at vandals by covering its roof with razor-sharp security wire.

作为对故意搞破坏的人的回应，一家青少年俱乐部在屋顶上铺设了锋利的安全网。

bite into something 使…贬值

People are worried about inflation biting into their savings and investments.

人们担心通货膨胀使自己的储蓄和投资贬值。

今天要说的就是这么多啦，感谢大家的阅读，内容很多要好好消化一下哦。

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