bite deep
Frequency: 4.81.1 per million words
To have a strong and serious negative effect.
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- The new sanctions are starting to bite deep into the country's economy.
- The recession of the last decade bit deep, leaving many families in debt.
- The feeling of guilt has bitten deep into his conscience ever since the accident.
- Forecasters predict the winter cold will bite deep this year, straining energy supplies.
- Rising inflation is biting deep, forcing people to cut back on essentials.
- The betrayal bit deep, and he knew he could never trust them again.
- The consequences of the war bit deep into the fabric of society for generations.
- Job losses in the tech sector are beginning to bite deep, affecting consumer confidence.
- If these policies continue, the effects will bite deep into the middle class.
- It was a painful memory, one that still bit deep whenever he allowed his mind to wander.