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put the bite on

put the bite on verb: to extort; to demand money from.

Verb

put the bite on (third-person singular simple present puts the bite on, present participle putting the bite on, simple past and past participle put the bite on)

  1. (slang) To extort; to demand money from.
    • The thought that he should turn the tables on his blackmailers and refuse to cooperate crossed his mind, but he would need something tangible to put the bite on them.2012, Péter Tarjányi, Rita Dosek, The Balkan's Angels II: Diabolical Bond

Forms of put the bite on

third-person singular presentputs the bite on
present participleputting the bite on
past participleput the bite on
pastput the bite on

Questions about put the bite on

What does put the bite on mean?
Put the bite on means to extort; to demand money from.
What part of speech is put the bite on?
Put the bite on is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the bite on?
The past tense of put the bite on is put the bite on.

Words near put the bite on in the dictionary

  1. put that in your pipe and smoke it
  2. put the arm on someone
  3. put the bad mouth on
  4. put the bee on
  5. put the beggar on the gentleman
  6. put the bite on
  7. put the blame on
  8. put the boot in
  9. put the bottom rail on top
  10. put the brakes on
  11. put the cabosh on

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