TODAY'S IDIOM: BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU

"BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU"

Don't hurt anyone that helps you.

Example: Leaving the company after they've spent three years training you up; It's a bit like biting the hand that feeds you.

Morder la mano que te da de comer.

• If you bitterly complain about your boss you're just biting the hand that feeds you / Si te quejas amargamente sobre tu jefe sólo estás mordiendo la mano que te da de comer.

• Dogs know that they shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds them / Los perros saben que no debe morder la mano que les da de comer. 

Additional examples:

• It is unwise to bite the hand that feeds you, but TV journalists need to tell the truth about the news business.

• He is biting the hand that feeds him if he continues to criticize and fight against his superiors.  

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