i'll bite
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Indicating that one doubts that a question is being asked in seriousness or good faith, but is willing to respond in earnest.
Colloquial
phrase
Indicating that one is willing to engage with a potentially difficult or inconvenient situation.
Colloquial
phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I'll, bite.
Example Sentences
- "—Why did the chicken cross the road? —OK, I'll bite. Why did it cross the road?"
- "Are there security concerns we haven't thought of? What if someone, I don't know, puts a bomb someplace, hops on a plane and detonates it remotely? ¶ Sounds like you've been watching a few too many action movies. Okay, I'll bite."
- "Who is trying to nab Tommy? What is his mom's power?! ¶ All right, fine. I'll bite."
- "OK, I'll bite: political correctness may not be perfect, but isn't its aim to empower and protect? "It's taken too far, though. Death by committee, trying to slam your dictates into another person's face. That's not healthy.""
- "This isn't usually my type of movie, but I'll bite."
- "To the Editor of The New York Times: Referring to your "Topics of The Times" leading off with "Science in the Saddle," I can only believe such an article was printed for the sole purpose of drawing fire. I'll bite and I hope others more competent than I am have deluged you with rebuttals of absurd statements made therein."