Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitten by the same bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: bit-ten by the same bug
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Having the same enthusiasm or motivation.

Informal

Example Sentences

"By refusing to acknowledge the painful reality that most Americans had been bitten by the same bug that afflicted Roosevelt, Lodge, and Beveridge, the anti-imperialists were letting the people off the hook and in their own way preserving the American sense of innocence."
"The subject area of the book is in rapid, if not turbulent, change. It is surprising how many of our colleagues have been bitten by the same bug. New ideas, perspectives, approaches, and projects arise everywhere."
"Maybe he had just been bitten by the same bug that infects Jack the Ripper fans and devotees of other horrendous but unsolved crimes."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does bitten by the same bug mean?: Having the same enthusiasm or motivation.

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