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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bogumil	-	Medieval Slavic
Mani (1)	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada
Haniyya	-	Arabic
Mehmed	-	Ottoman Turkish
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Ciril	-	Slovene