put some teeth into

put some teeth into something

Fig. to increase the power or efficacy of something. The mayor tried to put some teeth into the new law. The delivery clause in the contract is too weak. Put some teeth into it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Orna (2)	-	Hebrew
Tudur	-	Welsh
Geretrudis	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Sofie	zo-FEE (German), so-FEE-e (Danish), so-FEE (Dutch)	German, Danish, Dutch, Czech
Lazer	-	Yiddish
Julian	['dʒu:ljən]