Bite the hand that feeds

[Talab1234]

1. In politics, if you bite the hand that feeds, benefactors can very quickly crush your political future.
2. Don’t bite the hand that feeds.

Are these correct? Or should it be “bite the hand that feeds you”?

 

[Barque]

Are these correct?

Yes. Please tell us where you found sentence 1.

Or should it be “bite the hand that feeds you”?

I've heard that too. You could use "you" in sentence 1. In sentence 2 you don't need it as it's a established idiom.

 

[Talab1234]

Yes. Please tell us where you found sentence 1.


I've heard that too. You could use "you" in sentence 1. In sentence 2 you don't need it as it's a established idiom.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bite+the+hand+that+feeds+you - sentence # 1 source

Why don’t you need “you” in # 2? Isn’t the idiom, “don’t bite the hand that feeds you”?

 

[Barque]

As I already said, it's both. If you look again at that page, you'll find "you" in brackets. That means it isn't always used.

I'd prefer to include "you" in sentence 1 as I think that particular sentence would sound better with it. In sentence 2, which is closer to the basic idiom, both versions are heard.

 

[Talab1234]

As I already said, it's both. If you look again at that page, you'll find "you" in brackets. That means it isn't always used.

I'd prefer to include "you" in sentence 1 as I think that particular sentence would sound better with it. In sentence 2, which is closer to the basic idiom, both versions are heard.

I have only seen the brackets on this page, the rest of the sources include “you” as part of the idiom

 

[Barque]

Well, I can tell you I've seen both. You'll find them if you look.

 

[Talab1234]

Well, I can tell you I've seen both. You'll find them if you look.

Can you share some links please?

 

[Barque]

https://theieltsteacher.com/idiom-sunday-3/

To Move the Unmovable

Addressing parliament on June 7, 2016, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected power-sharing by calling for a national unity government, instead of what

www.atlanticcouncil.org

AIN Blog: Brace for More Banker Backlash

Buckle up and fly clean because the business jet is still a big fat whipping boy.

www.ainonline.com

Why Australian seafood is worth the price

Cost margins shouldn't marginalise Australian producers, says Matt Moran.

www.goodfood.com.au

How Can Teachers Better Communicate and Get Feedback from Students?

Proper communication in the classroom between students and teachers is detrimental to getting proper feedback.

www.cadimensions.com

Use the search function to find the phrase on those pages.

 

[Talab1234]

https://theieltsteacher.com/idiom-sunday-3/

To Move the Unmovable

Addressing parliament on June 7, 2016, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected power-sharing by calling for a national unity government, instead of what

www.atlanticcouncil.org

AIN Blog: Brace for More Banker Backlash

Buckle up and fly clean because the business jet is still a big fat whipping boy.

www.ainonline.com

Why Australian seafood is worth the price

Cost margins shouldn't marginalise Australian producers, says Matt Moran.

www.goodfood.com.au

How Can Teachers Better Communicate and Get Feedback from Students?

Proper communication in the classroom between students and teachers is detrimental to getting proper feedback.

www.cadimensions.com

Use the search function to find the phrase on those pages.

How did you find these articles? Are they from Google?

 

[Barque]

Yes.

 

[Talab1234]

I was not able to find any other example while I was searching online.

 

[Barque]

If you google "Bite the hand that feeds", you're likely to find mostly examples of the phrase with "you" at the end.

Put "Bite the hand that feeds" in quotes and add a word that's possible if there was no "you". I used "Bite the hand that feeds and".