take the bit in teeth

take the bit in one's teeth

and take the bit between the teeth

to put oneself in charge; to take charge. Someone needed to direct the project, so I took the bit in my teeth. If you want to get something done, you've got to take the bit between your teeth and get to work.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kinneret	-	Hebrew
Theofylaktos	-	Greek
Lauro	-	Italian
Lari	LAH-ree	Finnish
Marcelo	mahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
RÉGis	-	French