"That bites the big one!" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

> >
> > HDAS has "bite" only from 1971, "bite the big one" from 1977.  No
"bite the
> > meat."
> >
> > JL


What about "chew the root"?
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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