pull or teeth

pull someone's or something's teeth

Fig. to reduce the power or efficacy of someone or something. The mayor tried to pull the teeth of the new law. The city council pulled the teeth of the new mayor.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bonitus	-	Late Roman
Septima	-	Ancient Roman, Spanish
MichaËL	-	Dutch, French
Elena	E-le-nah (Italian), e-LE-nah (Spanish), ye-LYE-nah (Russian), ee-LYE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, German, Medieval Sla
Loviise	-	Estonian
Rubin	['ru:bin]