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We sometimes eat with our hands. But why would you bite the hand that feeds you?
Bite the Hand That Feeds You
Speaker A: Boy, Olivia is about to do something really stupid at the community meeting tonight.
Speaker B: Uh-oh. Olivia… what is she going to do now?
Speaker A: She plans to speak out against that new housing development.
Speaker B: But Olivia works for the company that’s building it.
Speaker A: Exactly. She’s biting the hand that feeds her.
If you bite the hand that feeds you, you criticize or hurt someone you depend on. We often use this expression to describe a situation where someone is doing something that works against their own interests.
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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