bite the hand that feeds one

English

Verb

bite the hand that feeds one

(idiomatic) To cause harm to a benefactor.
- 2004, Jay Newton-Small, "The Dems' Tax (and Spend) Dilemma," Time, 15 Nov.:
  And the reality is, for all the talk about lobbying reform, Congress has never been known to bite the hand that feeds it.

Translations

cause harm to a benefactor

Chinese:
Mandarin: 狗咬呂洞賓 (zh), 狗咬吕洞宾 (zh) (gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn), 忘恩負義 (zh), 忘恩负义 (zh) (wàng ēn fù yì)
Finnish: purra ruokkivaa kättä

German: den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt
Russian: куса́ть ру́ку, кото́рая ко́рмит (kusátʹ rúku, kotóraja kórmit), руби́ть сук, на кото́ром сиди́шь (rubítʹ suk, na kotórom sidíšʹ)
Spanish: morder la mano que te da de comer (es)

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