get the bit between teeth

get/take the bit between your teeth

(British, American & Australian) also take the bit in your teeth (American)

to start doing something in a very keen way When the team really gets the bit between their teeth, they are almost impossible to beat. (British, American & Australian)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gianpaolo	jahn-POW-lo	Italian
Nimrod	NIM-rahd (English)	Biblical
Zeinab	-	Persian
Ricky	RIK-ee	English
Tim	TIM (English, German, Dutch, Slovene)	English, German, Dutch, Slovene, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Kamal (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali