Usually means: Harm someone providing support, help.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word bite the hand that feeds one:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. bite the hand that feeds one: Merriam-Webster
  2. bite the hand that feeds one: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bite the hand that feeds one: Collins English Dictionary
  4. bite the hand that feeds one: Wiktionary
  5. bite the hand that feeds one: Dictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bite the hand that feeds one: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bite the hand that feeds one: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (bite the hand that feeds one)

verb:  (idiomatic) To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).

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