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“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” is an idiomatic saying meaning that one shouldn’t do harm to someone that one is dependent on. The saying usually is not about literal feeding and biting, but some people understand it that way.

“‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!’ Maybe just don’t bite hands. Shouldn’t have to clarify it” was posted on Facebook by All You Can Eat on December 4, 2025.

Wiktionary: bite the hand that feeds one
Verb
bite the hand that feeds one (third-person singular simple present bites the hand that feeds one, present participle biting the hand that feeds one, simple past bit the hand that fed one, past participle bitten the hand that fed one)
1. (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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All You Can Eat
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM ·
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” Maybe just don’t bite hands. Shouldn’t have to clarify it.

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im not right in the head.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM ·
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” Maybe just don’t bite hands. Shouldn’t have to clarify it.

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@DysfunctionalJH
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” Maybe just don’t bite hands.
Shouldn’t have to clarify it.
11:15 PM · Dec 5, 2025

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McAuthur Lokie✨
@mcauthur_lokie
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” Maybe just don’t bite hands. Shouldn’t have to clarify it. 👀
2:51 AM · Dec 6, 2025

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Scott Sala
@ScottSala3
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” Maybe just don’t bite hands in general. We shouldn’t have to specify.
8:57 AM · Dec 10, 2025