get one’s teeth into something



get one’s teeth into something

and sink one’s teeth into something
tv. to undertake to do something. She’ll do better as soon as she gets her teeth into the task. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into that Wallace job.
See also: get, teeth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anacletoah-nah-KLE-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
MerrillMER-əlEnglish
Mathghamhain-Ancient Irish
Gulnara-Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Eun-Younguwn-yungKorean
Sham'a-Arabic