bite in the arse

English

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Verb

bite in the arse

  1. (transitive, slang, vulgar, Britain) To punish or take retribution on someone.
    • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian:
      After the kitten had died, Robins sent a text message to Knutton saying: "Remember the saying: 'What goes around comes around?' It has started already to bite you in the arse. The cat? Karma."
    Synonym: come back to bite
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