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bite the hand that feeds you
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to harm or be ungrateful to someone who helps or supports you
Often 'don't bite the hand that feeds you'. 'You' changes to 'them', 'him'. Close to Vietnamese 'ăn cháo đá bát'.
In context
Criticising the company that pays for your studies is biting the hand that feeds you.
Some artists bite the hand that feeds them by attacking their own fans.
More idioms about food
- a bad appleone bad person who has a bad effect on the rest of a group
- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
- a meal ticketa person or thing that someone uses as a source of money or support