bite back the urge

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

To stop yourself from doing something you want to do.

urgeVERB + urge

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bite back

Examples (10)

  • She had to bite back the urge to scream in frustration.
  • He bit back the urge to correct the teacher's mistake.
  • I bit back the urge to laugh at the inappropriate moment.
  • They bit back the urge to complain about the long delay.
  • Sarah bit back the urge to roll her eyes at his comment.
  • You must learn to bite back the urge to interrupt others.
  • He bit back the urge to check his phone during the meeting.
  • I could barely bite back the urge to tell him the harsh truth.
  • She bit back the urge to run away from the difficult situation.
  • Trying to be polite, he bit back the urge to say 'I told you so'.