take a bite

verb — 2 senses

take a bite

verb
1

Idiomatic To eat a quick, light snack.

2

Idiomatic Try something out, give it a shot.

  • Attracted by their Hollies-like harmonies and Sgt. Pepper styling, EMI took a bite and ushered the guys into the Abbey Road studios in London.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 322:
Related terms
take a bite out of, have a bite

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