"Bite your thumb" is an old gesture of insult or provocation, similar to giving someone the finger. It is considered rude in many cultures and can escalate tensions between individuals.
Abram (:
It is an insult that is the precursor to the flipping/waving the hand out and away from the chin as seen in the Italian culture. It means F.U.
you will get an over bite KOrenblatt
Paint thumb nail with no-bite nail polish (used to keep one from biting nails).
actually, it was used in the french and English wars, when captors would offer the option to prisoners to either be killed or bite a fig from the anus of a donkey. the sign is a huge insult in England, and tells the other person that i hate you and the only way you can regain my respect is to do something horrible, like to bite a fig out of an ass's ass.
An insulting gesture in "Romeo and Juliet" is to bite one's thumb. This action is akin to flipping someone off in modern-day terms and is seen as a sign of disrespect.
In way back when Shakespeare plays were actually funny, biting your thumb was a hand gesture that is the equivalent of giving somebody the finger.
what does the phrase rule of thumb mean
just ask nicely if they don't want to then just ask another one of your friends to thumb wrestle *I'm sure their not gonna bite they are your friends :)
Seldom bite means rarely bite.
it means he is stroking his lips with his thumb
If someone or something is "under your thumb," it's under your control, as if you had your thumb on top of it, holding it down.