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Academic English #37. take a bite out of: encroach on an existing domain

New Hair Institute · 김진오의 뉴헤어 프로젝트 · July 31, 2025

“Take a bite out of” originally means to bite into and eat part of food, but in the context of conferences or research presentations, it is also used metaphorically to mean “to enc...

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Clinic: New Hair Institute

Original post date: July 31, 2025

Translated at: April 25, 2026 at 8:23 AM

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“Take a bite out of” originally means to bite into and eat part of food, but in the context of conferences or research presentations, it is also used metaphorically to mean “to encroach on influence,” “to take away an existing domain,” or “to eat into resources.”

It is especially natural when describing situations where a new technology or a rising star appears and threatens an existing market or field.

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Three example sentences

  • This new technology is quickly taking a bite out of the existing treatment market. This new technology is quickly taking a bite out of the existing treatment market.

  • A rising researcher is quickly taking a bite out of the spotlight in academia. There’s a rising researcher taking a bite out of the spotlight in academia.

  • Unexpected experimental costs have taken a bite out of the overall research budget. Unexpected experimental costs have taken a bite out of the overall research budget.

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