bite nails

baɪt neɪlz

bit nails

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Conjugation

Definition of bite nails - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

nervousnesschew on one's fingernails due to stress or habit

She tends to bite nails when she's anxious.
He would bite nails during every horror movie.
Whenever exams approached, students would bite nails.

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Expressions with bite

bite down

press your teeth together firmly

He had to bite down to stop the pain.

bite in

start eating something

She couldn't wait to bite in the juicy apple.

bite into

use teeth to cut into something

She decided to bite into the juicy apple.

bite one's fingernails

chew on one's fingernails

She tends to bite her fingernails when she's nervous.

barking dogs rarely bite

exp.

dogs that bark a lot usually do not bite

The neighbor's dog barks all day, but barking dogs rarely bite.

bite off

remove something by biting with teeth

He can bite off a piece of apple.

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chew on one's nails

nervous habit

bite nails with teeth, often from anxiety or nervousness

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French:se ronger les ongles, ...
German:an den Nägeln kauen, ...
Italian:mordersi le unghie, ...
Spanish:comerse las uñas, ...
Portuguese:roer as unhas, ...
Chinese:咬指甲, ...
Japanese:爪を噛む, ...
Arabic:قَضَمَ الأَظافِرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְכַסֵּס צִיפּוֹרְנַיִם, ...
Russian:грызть ногти, ...
Ukrainian:гризти нігті, ...
Hindi:नाखून चबाना, ...
Bengali:নখ কামড়ানো, ...
Catalan:mossegar-se les ungles, ...
Czech:kousat si nehty, ...
Danish:bide negle, ...
Dutch:op nagels bijten, ...
Greek:τρώω τα νύχια μου, ...
Hungarian:körmöt rágni, ...
Khmer:ខាំក្រចក, ...
Korean:손톱을 물어뜯다, ...
Persian:ناخن جویدن, ...
Polish:gryźć paznokcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):roer as unhas, ...
Romanian:a roade unghiile, ...
Swedish:bita på naglarna, ...
Thai:กัดเล็บ, ...
Turkish:tırnak yemek, ...
Vietnamese:cắn móng tay, ...

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