bite hard

Examples (10)

• As the recession bites harder, many small companies are going bankrupt.
• The new economic sanctions are beginning to bite hard.
• When unemployment began to bite hard, many families struggled to make ends meet.
• The reality of the budget cuts will bite hard next year.
• Rising fuel costs have started to bite hard into household budgets.
• The drought is expected to bite hard, leading to widespread food shortages.
• For those on low incomes, the winter fuel crisis bit hard last year.
• If interest rates keep rising, the effects will soon bite hard.
• The lack of investment is now biting hard in the public sector.
• The full impact of the trade war has not yet bitten hard, but it's expected to.