BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU Definition & Meaning

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bite the hand that feeds you

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Show ingratitude, turn against a benefactor. For example, The college gave me a scholarship, so I shouldn't bite the hand that feeds me and criticize its hiring policies . Used about 600 b.c. by the Greek poet Sappho, this metaphor of a dog biting its master was first recorded in English in 1711.

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By 1 p.m., the number of protesters ballooned to several thousand, with some carrying signs that said, “MAGA - Mexicans always get across,” “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” referring to the state’s agricultural workers, and, “I drink my horchata warm because f ... I.C.E,” a reference to the U.S.

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To Gay, it also felt like Garcia was betting against her own team and had violated the cardinal rule of reality TV: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

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"Why bite the hand that feeds you?"

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“It’s still inherently risky, I think, to bite the hand that feeds you,” Chan said.

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“Every artist is understandably nervous to bite the hand that feeds you, even if it doesn’t feed you much,” Hunt said.

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