take a bite

English

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Verb

take a bite (third-person singular simple present takes a bite, present participle taking a bite, simple past took a bite, past participle taken a bite)

1. (idiomatic) To eat a quick, light snack.
2. (idiomatic) Try something out, give it a shot.
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 322:

     Attracted by their Hollies-like harmonies and Sgt. Pepper styling, EMI took a bite and ushered the guys into the Abbey Road studios in London.

Related terms

• take a bite out of
• have a bite

See also

• Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take