come back to bite someone 自食惡果 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.慣用語B2

釋義

自食惡果

過去的疏忽反過來造成麻煩

A past mistake or something ignored that later causes unexpected trouble or harm, especially because you did not deal with it when you should have.

例句

Michael ignored his car's strange noise, and it came back to bite him on the highway.

Michael 不理會車上的怪聲，結果在高速公路上自食惡果。

A bad health score might come back to bite the restaurant if customers find the old reviews.

如果客人看到過去的負評，餐廳的衛生評分可能會反過來害到自己。

future warning: might come back to bite [someone]

同義詞

backfire
less personal; describes a plan or action that fails and causes harm instead of the intended good result
come back to haunt
slightly more formal; often used for memories, secrets, or past actions that cause emotional distress

反義詞

Commonly used as a warning in future tense ('it will come back to bite you'). Subject is typically an action, decision, or situation — not a person.

❌His lie came back to bite him back.

✅His lie came back to bite him.

💡Adding 'back' is redundant; the 'come back' already expresses the return.

❌She came back to bite her boss for the insult.

✅Her rude comment came back to bite her.

💡The person is not the one doing the biting; the past action or mistake is the subject.

come back to bite someone