idioms involving “bite”

Bite the bullet

To face an unpleasant situation with courage

“Fukuda-san hates to fire people but will bite the bullet and fire her secretary this afternoon.”

Bite off more than one can chew

To take on more than one can handle

“We shouldn’t have promised to finish this analysis today; we have bitten off more than we can chew.”

Bite the hand that feeds (pays) one

To be ungrateful to someone to whom one should be thankful

“Constructive criticism of your boss is okay, but please take care not to bite the hand that feeds you.”

Take a bite out of (something)

To reduce something significantly

“The new tax laws have really taken a bite out of tax fraud.”

One’s bark is worse than one’s bite

Not as dangerous or threatening as one appears to be

“You'll get used to Kodama-san's gruffness. His bark is worse than his bite.”