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puts the bite on

puts the bite on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the bite on.

Meaning of put the bite on

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

Questions about puts the bite on

What is puts the bite on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the bite on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the bite on.

Words near puts the bite on in the dictionary

  1. puts straight
  2. puts the arm on someone
  3. puts the bad mouth on
  4. puts the bee on
  5. puts the beggar on the gentleman
  6. puts the bite on
  7. puts the boot in
  8. puts the bottom rail on top
  9. puts the brakes on
  10. puts the cabosh on
  11. puts the cart before the horse

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