Meaning of sink one's teeth into | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To bite; to bite into.
2. To become enthusiastically involved in.
   broadly, colloquial, figuratively

Examples

“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.”

“He can't wait to sink his teeth into the new project.”

“He seemed happy living life in cruise control, which pissed me off. “Don't you want to really sink your teeth into something?” I asked.”

“A Thrilling Lesbian Vampire Novel You’ll Want to Sink Your Teeth Into [title]”

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