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bite back

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bite back
vb
(tr, adverb) to restrain (a hurtful, embarrassing, or indiscreet remark); avoid saying


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There are times you bite back your opinion of someone's personality to get the job done.
In his book Why Things Bite Back, Tenner marvels that having data onscreen hasn't stopped people from wanting to read it, share it and store it on paper--to the point where our recycling bins overflow in our electronically networked offices.
I glance at my son, lost in a landscape of print, and begin to blurt out a similar message--but bite back the words.
 
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