bite fingernail
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A common nervous habit of chewing on one's fingernails.
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- She has a nervous habit of biting her fingernails during exams.
- Stop biting your fingernails - it's not a healthy habit.
- He unconsciously started biting his fingernails while waiting for the results.
- Children often bite their fingernails when they're anxious or bored.
- The stress from work made her bite her fingernails constantly.
- My mother always told me not to bite my fingernails in public.
- She tried to quit biting her fingernails by applying bitter nail polish.
- When nervous, he would bite his fingernails down to the quick.
- The therapist helped her overcome the compulsion to bite her fingernails.
- It's hard to bite your fingernails when they're professionally manicured.