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Phrase(s): bite into something
1. Lit. to press one’s teeth into something. • As he bit into the apple, the juices ran down his chin. • Lily bit into the sandwich and smiled. 2. Fig. [for the wind or something similar] to blow sharply against someone, causing a stinging pain. • The cold wind bit into poor Wally, who only has a light jacket. • The frigid air bit into my exposed skin.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs