to take a bite out of sth
+ food咬一口…
I took a bite out of the sandwich.我咬了一口三明治。
+ savings, profits花掉一部分…；拿出一部分…
Local taxes are going to be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than they ever have before.地方税在人们收入中的比重将超过以往任何时候。
Higher costs are taking a bigger bite out of the company's profits.成本增加使公司的利润较先前缩水。