came back to bite

A form of come back to bite — To cause problems for one at a later time.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of come back to bite
Cite this entry
APA

came back to bite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/came%20back%20to%20bite

MLA

“came back to bite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/came%20back%20to%20bite. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “came back to bite,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/came%20back%20to%20bite.

Source: came back to bite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.