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2006.12.14(Review of 2004.05.27 edition)
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BITE INTO ～をだめにする
- To bite into something desirable - such as profits, gains, or sales - is to reduce it.
Be Careful! We do NOT usually use this expression to talk about reducing things that are NOT desirable, such as costs, stress, or unemployment. - bite into は、例えば、利潤や利益、売り上げなど、好ましいものの価値を損なう、という意味です。
注意：逆に、好ましくないもの、例えば費用、ストレス、失業などを減らすというときには、通常この表現は使いません。
- The taxes there are really biting into our profits. Perhaps we should think about moving our operations to someplace cheaper.
- Rising fuel prices have been biting into the bottom line of companies in nearly every industry.
- With a number of successful start-ups biting into our market share, it's time we start advertising more aggressively.
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