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get one's teeth into

get one's teeth into is the alternative form of sink one's teeth into.

Meaning of sink one's teeth into

Verb

sink one's teeth into (third-person singular simple present sinks one's teeth into, present participle sinking one's teeth into, simple past sank one's teeth into, past participle sunk one's teeth into)

  1. To bite; to bite into.
    • She yanked her head over her shoulder and, taking her cue from the rat in the laboratory, she sank her teeth into Burt’s arm as hard as she could.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
  2. (broadly, colloquial, figuratively) To become enthusiastically involved in.
    • He can't wait to sink his teeth into the new project.

Forms of get one's teeth into

third-person singular presentgets one's teeth into
present participlegetting one's teeth into
pastgot one's teeth into
past participle UKgot one's teeth into
past participle USgotten one's teeth into

Questions about get one's teeth into

What is get one's teeth into the alternative form of?
Get one's teeth into is the alternative form of sink one's teeth into.

Words near get one's teeth into in the dictionary

  1. get one's shit pushed in
  2. get one's shit together
  3. get one's shorts in a knot
  4. get one's shtick together
  5. get one's skates on
  6. get one's teeth into
  7. get one's ticket punched
  8. get one's tits in a wringer
  9. get one's undies in a bundle
  10. get one's way
  11. get one's wig split

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