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sink one's teeth in

sink one's teeth in 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 sink one's teeth in

third-person singular presentsinks one's teeth in
present participlesinking one's teeth in
pastsank one's teeth in
past participlesunken one's teeth in

Questions about sink one's teeth in

What is sink one's teeth in the alternative form of?
Sink one's teeth in is the alternative form of sink one's teeth into.

Words near sink one's teeth in in the dictionary

  1. sink hole
  2. sink holes
  3. sink in
  4. sink like a stone
  5. sink of iniquity
  6. sink one's teeth in
  7. sink one's teeth into
  8. sink or swim
  9. sink tidies
  10. sink tidy
  11. sink trap

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