bit

bit idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with bit, also see a bit; champ at the bit; do one's bit; every bit; not a bit; quite a bit; take the bit in one's mouth; two bits.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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