- put teeth into
- put teeth into (something)
to make a law or rule effective.
The threat of fines and jail put real teeth into the laws regulating how and where children can work.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
put teeth into
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put teeth into something — put teeth into (something) to make a law or rule effective. The threat of fines and jail put real teeth into the laws regulating how and where children can work … New idioms dictionary
put teeth into — made valid, made enforceable … English contemporary dictionary
get your teeth into something — informal phrase to put a lot of your time and energy into something that is interesting because it needs a lot of effort and skill I’d like a project that I can really get my teeth into. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
get your teeth into something — informal to put a lot of your time and energy into something that is interesting because it needs a lot of effort and skill I d like a project that I can really get my teeth into … English dictionary
teeth — For no particularly good reason, one has a toothache, not a teethache, even if more than one tooth is hurting. One also refers to a toothbrush and to tooth marks, although the brush works on more than one tooth and marks result from the bite of… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
To set one's teeth — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set the teeth on edge — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cut one's wisdom teeth — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cut teeth — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deciduous teeth — Baby teeth redirects here. For other uses, see Baby teeth (disambiguation). Deciduous teeth A six year old girl s deciduous teeth, which are beginning to fall out. Latin … Wikipedia
