Let me give you a bit of advice: Use bit when you're talking about a small amount.
The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
Noun
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
Noun
piece of metal held in horse''s mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
Noun
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
Noun
a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
Noun
an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
Noun
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
Noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Noun
a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
Noun
a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"
Noun
an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
v.
The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in
the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are
fastened.
v.
Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
v. t.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
imp. & p. p. of Bite.
v.
A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into
the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a
little; a mite.
v.
Somewhat; something, but not very great.
v.
A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned
by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
v.
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt
and tumblers.
v.
The cutting iron of a plane.
v.
In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin
(as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents;
also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.
3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.
imp.
of Bite
of Bite
Bit
The foamy bridle with the bit of gold.2.
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Bit
Bit
My young companion was a bit of a poet.
Bit
The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
imp. & p. p. of
A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
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Usage Examples
Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit.
'Sparkle' fell into my lap. I had heard a little bit about it, that it was being redone in early 2011. I was just kind of like, 'Oh, that would be really cool,' and not really thinking too much about it, and then it came through my agency. I read it, I fell in love with the script and I went in to audition.
Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.
Almost all the fans I meet are pretty cool people. They're intelligent and tend to think about things a bit more than your average rock'n'roll fans: sensible people I wouldn't mind having a drink with.
Again, like I said, we're not trying to censor anyone. If you think drugs are cool, fine. Make that movie. We are not going to stop you, or try to stop you, but we would encourage other people to be a bit more responsible about their portrayal of drug usage.
All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other.
'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad.
And, in a funny way, each death is different and you mourn each death differently and each death brings back the death you mourned earlier and you get into a bit of a pile-up.
All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who I am in them - much like the characters in your dreams are all formed by who you are.
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Other Usage ExamplesAnd so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.
After 'Skins' I became mildly famous, which was a bit of a disaster.
A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope.
And the greeter is what sets the tone for this company and I've been on TV a little bit this morning.
And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, it's catchy, and you've got a little bit of help, I think that's all you need. But there hasn't been that in music.
Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is making you want to listen to it, then that would probably put you off the texting you wanted to do. I think people like things that just make that right kind of noise, but leave your brain free to do something else.
Agency by agency, we frequently have lost a bit of ground, at least to inflation-but had it not been for the efforts we've made to educate people about the importance of science, technology and advanced education, those predictions very well might have come true.
A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, by stealth, by making them feel confident, so they trust you and you can push a bit.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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