bite the hand that feeds you; betray one's own side
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to bite the hand that feeds you; to live off one party while secretly helping another; to betray one's own side
derogatoryThis idiom is highly derogatory and implies deep betrayal and disloyalty. The subject is usually an insider who abuses their position.
Tā他
zuò作
wéi为
gōng公
sī司
gāo高
guǎn管
，
jìng竟
rán然
chī吃
lǐ里
pá扒
wài外
，
bǎ把
jī机
mì密
mài卖
gěi给
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
。
As a company executive, he actually bit the hand that fed him by selling secrets to a competitor.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chī吃
lǐ里
pá扒
wài外
de的
xíng行
wéi为
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
bǐ鄙
shì视
。
Everyone despises this kind of behavior of betraying one's own side.
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Tā他
xiǎng享
shòu受
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
de的
zī资
yuán源
，
què却
zài在
shēng生
yì意
shàng上
chī吃
lǐ里
pá扒
wài外
。
He enjoys the family's resources but bites the hand that feeds him in business.