Caroline had the bit between her teeth and nothing would stop her from finding out the truth.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get the bit between your teeth — get/take/the bit between your teeth british phrase to start doing something with a determined attitude and a lot of energy Once he’s got the bit between his teeth, there’s no stopping him. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
have the bit between teeth — have the bit between (your) teeth British, American & Australian get/take the bit between (your) teeth to start doing something in a very keen way. Caroline had the bit between her teeth and nothing would stop her from finding out the truth … New idioms dictionary
bit between your teeth — If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse s mouth ) … The small dictionary of idiomes
bit between your teeth — If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse s mouth) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bit — bit1 W1S1 [bıt] adv, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(only slightly)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(quite a lot)¦ 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5 a bit of a something 6 not a bit/not one bit 7 every bit as important/bad/good etc 8 bit by bit 9 a/one bit at a time … Dictionary of contemporary English
bit — 1 /bIt/ noun (C) 1 SLIGHTLY/FAIRLY a bit informal, especially BrE a) slightly, but not very; a little: Could you turn the radio down a bit, please? | Stay a bit longer it s still early. | I think you re a bit young to be watching this. | a bit… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bit — [[t]bɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ bits 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount A bit of something is a small amount of it. All it required was a bit of work... I got paid a little bit of money. 2) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep (vagueness) A bit means to a small extent or degree.… … English dictionary
bit — I UK [bɪt] / US noun Word forms bit : singular bit plural bits ** 1) a piece or part of something a) [countable] a small piece of something I m having some cake. Do you want a bit? bit of: He had bits of food stuck in between his teeth. bits and… … English dictionary
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