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bite one's nails
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
1. (general)
b. morderse las uñas
I'm teaching my toddler not to bite his nails.Le estoy enseñando a mi niño a no morderse las uñas.
2. (idiom) (to be worried)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. morderse las uñas (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
There were still no signs of Jake. His family members were biting their nails.Todavía no había señales de Jake. Sus familiares se mordían las uñas.
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