morder la mano que te alimenta

English translation: bite the hand that feeds you

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Spanish term or phrase:	morder la mano que te alimenta
English translation:	bite the hand that feeds you
Entered by:	Veronica De Pasquale (X)

18:56 May 1, 2007

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: morder la mano que te alimenta

These idioms are killing me!

Is there any one in particular for "morder la mano que te alimenta"?

Veronica De Pasquale (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 19 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 5 Dominican Republic
Local time: 09:10

bite the hand that feeds you

Explanation:
for once, it's exactly the same!!

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bite the hand that feeds you
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Definition: turn against a friend or supporter; repay kindness with wrong

Explanation: Used when talking about someone who does not appreciate those who have helped him / her

Examples: He is biting the hand that feeds him if he continues to criticize and fight against his superiors. - Remember to not bite the hand that feeds you when speaking to your parents.
http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_65.htm

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Heidi C
Local time: 09:10

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5 +15

bite the hand that feeds you

Heidi C

5 +10

bites the hand the feeds you

George Rabel

5 +9

Bite the hand that feeds you

Patricia Baldwin

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +15

bite the hand that feeds you

Heidi C
Local time: 09:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 2

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

bites the hand the feeds you

Explanation:
bite the hand that feeds youbite the hand that feeds you- definition of idiomatic phrases.
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Contract Worker - Never Ever Bite the Hand That Feeds YouAbout 'Never Ever Bite the Hand That Feeds You'. This entry was posted on April 14th 2007 by Rico. It was posted in On Freelancing, Living as a Freelancer ...
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Urban Dictionary: Bite the hand that feeds you2: Turn against a benefactor, a friend or a supporter. 3: Repay support with wrong. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. You may need that hand one day. ...
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bite the hand that feeds you: Information from Answers.combite the hand that feeds you Show ingratitude, turn against a benefactor. For example, The college gave me a scholarship, so I shouldn't bite the hand.
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bite the hand that feeds you - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ...Definition of bite the hand that feeds you in the Idioms Dictionary. bite the hand that feeds you phrase. What does bite the hand that feeds you expression ...
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Sound Bite The Hand That Feeds You : Bweinh!Comments. 16 Responses to “Sound Bite The Hand That Feeds You”. Marcus on April 25th, 2007 8:06 am. You’ll have to forgive my wry smile. ...
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Biting the hand that feeds: crocodile snaps off zoo worker's arm ...Kaohsiung, Taiwan: The lower left arm of zoo veterinarian Chang Po-yu was bitten off by a crocodile when he tried to pull a tranquilizer dart from its body.
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Rachel is right. The most common way to say the phrase is
"Never bite the hand that feeds you".

http://www.goenglish.com/2012.asp

To "bite the hand that feeds you" is to harm someone who has been helping you. Example: "We treat each of our customers with the greatest respect here. We never bite the hand that feeds us." If you feed an animal and it bites you on the hand you will probably not feed it again. If you forget that a person has been doing something to help you, and you harm the relationship, you are "biting the hand that feeds you". Example: "We have been your best customers for years. And suddenly you treat us so rudely? You should never bite the hand that feeds you."

George Rabel
Local time: 09:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

Bite the hand that feeds you

Explanation:
same

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Turn against a benefactor , a friend or a supporter

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And more links to help you out:
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THIS ONE WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR ALL YOUR PHRASE TRANSLATION EFFORTS:
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Show ingratitude to someone who deserves thanks:
"....why even a dog would not bite the hand that feeds him"

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RECENT ARTICLES USING THE PHRASE IN QUESTON:

http://misssnark.blogspot.com/2006/08/publicists.html
http://web.reed.edu/reed_magazine/winter2007/columns/alumni_...
http://kotaku.com/gaming/comics/2000ad-artist-whines-about-g...

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ORIGIN:

Origin of the Phrase:

BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE

Show ingratitude to someone who deserves thanks.
First used in this sense by Edmund Burke(1729-97)
"And having looked to the government for bread,on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them" ("Thoughts and Details on Scarcity")

Previously, it meant "to commit a blunder"
"He is wonderfully unclucky, insomuch that he will bite the hand that feeds him."
John Addison, in The Spectator, 1711.

Patricia Baldwin
United States
Local time: 06:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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