bite of the apple
Opportunity to try
A bite of the apple is a chance or opportunity, especially in the phrase a second bite of the apple—another attempt at something after the first try failed or was incomplete.
The expression often appears in legal and business contexts, where parties may or may not be entitled to revisit a matter: The court denied him a second bite of the apple.
- decisionSettled course of action
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- outcomeFinal result of events
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- repercussionIndirect result of action
allure · chance · enticement · hindsight · growth · knowledge is power · ambition · risk-taking · Eve · accountability · craving · original sin · snake in the grass · fall from grace · initiative · wisdom · temptation · leap of faith
bite of the appleno chance
Emphatic refusal of possibility
missed opportunity · closed door · dead end · shut out · ship has sailed
bite of the applesure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
certainty · slam dunk · foregone conclusion · lock · done deal