bite in
verb1
Dated To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.
2
Dated To repress (an emotion); bite back.
- He says, he bit in his rage as best he could, took his hat, pretended business, and walked the three out, instead of kicking them out.1888, A. S. Arnold, The Story of Thomas Carlyle, page 235: