get your teeth into

Meaning

1. get your teeth into sth

   to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into sth that is difficult enough to keep you interested

   Choose an essay topic that you can really get your teeth into.

In the movies · 1

• Once he gets his teeth into something, he never lets go.Double Indemnity1944
• Why don't you get your teeth fixed?Bohemian Rhapsody2018
• You make the bed with your paws. The pajamas you get with your teeth.Finding Neverland2004
• food gets stuck in your teeth more?The Trip2011
• - Gets on your teeth. Real nice. - What else do you like?The Killing of a Chinese Bookie1976

Learn it in full scenes

• Double Indemnity1944
  • Walter Meets Phyllis
  • Neff Flirts With Phyllis
  • Keyes Busts Garlopis's Fake Claim
• The Trip2011
  • Steve and Rob Set Off
  • Steve and Rob Share a Room
  • The Michael Caine Impression Duel

From the same entry

• cut your teeth on
• cut a tooth
• have teeth
• in the teeth of
• set teeth on edge
• armed to the teeth
• bare your teeth
• get the bit between your teeth
• an eye for an eye
• give your eye teeth for do
• fight tooth and nail
• gnash your teeth

More idioms

• give a helping hand
• go head to head
• have an axe to grind
• have seen better days
• have written all over it
• have your finger on the pulse
• i've heard it all before
• if memory serves me well
• if truth be known
• in the hope of
• keep a lid on
• lie low