bite one's nails
English
Verb
bite one's nails (third-person singular simple present bites one's nails, present participle biting one's nails, simple past bit one's nails, past participle bitten one's nails)
- (idiomatic) To worry or fret over something.
- Synonym: chew on one's nails
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: bite one's fingernails.
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