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sink one's teeth into
sink one's teeth into
sink one's teeth into
Also,
get one's teeth into
. Become fully engaged in, as in
He couldn't wait to sink his teeth into that problem
. This metaphoric expression alludes to an animal biting vigorously into its prey. [Early 1900s]
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sink
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teeth
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VavŘInec
-
Czech
Janine
zha-NEEN
(French)
, jə-NEEN
(English)
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Love
[lʌv]
Dileep
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Lorayne
lə-RAYN
English
SÁRi
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Hungarian
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