Bite the hand that feeds one Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbaɪt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhænd/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈfidz/ /ˈwən

BYTE thuh HAND that FEEDZ wun

UK

bˈaɪt/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈænd/ /ðˈæt/ /fˈiːdz/ /wˈɒn

BYTE thuh HAND that FEEDZ won

التعريف

To hurt or act against someone who has helped or supported you.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiom, used figuratively to describe being ungrateful or turning against someone who supports you. It is not used for literal situations. Often said as 'don't bite the hand that feeds you'. Common in negative warnings.

• Spanish: morder la mano que te da de comer
• Portuguese (BR): morder a mão que te alimenta
• Portuguese (PT): morder a mão que te alimenta
• Chinese (Simplified): 恩将仇报
• Chinese (Traditional): 恩將仇報
• Hindi: जिस हाथ से खाना मिलता है उसे काटना
• Arabic: يعض اليد التي تطعمه
• Bengali: আপনাকে সাহায্য করে এমন ব্যক্তির সঙ্গে খারাপ ব্যবহার করা - কাউকে ক্ষতি করা যে আপনার উপকার করেছে
• Russian: куса́ть ру́ку, кото́рая тебя́ корми́т
• Japanese: 恩を仇で返す
• Vietnamese: ăn cháo đá bát - quay lưng lại với ân nhân
• Korean: 은혜를 원수로 갚다
• Turkish: kendisine iyilik edeni sırtından vurmak
• Urdu: جس ہاتھ سے کھاتے ہیں اُسی کو کاٹنا
• Indonesian: mengkhianati orang yang telah menolong - menggigit tangan yang memberi makan

جمل نموذجية

You should not bite the hand that feeds you.

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If you bite the hand that feeds you, you may lose your support.

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He learned not to bite the hand that feeds him after losing his job.

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It's really risky to bite the hand that feeds you at work.

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I warned him not to bite the hand that feeds him, but he didn't listen.

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Criticizing your mentor in public is like biting the hand that feeds you.

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