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sink your teeth into something
become deeply involved in something challenging or interesting
If you sink your teeth into something, you become deeply involved in an interesting or challenging activity.
Hear it in real life
What are you reading these days?
A long history book I can really sink my teeth into.
I need a challenging project to sink my teeth into this month.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I want to sink my tooth into a good novel.
Say: I want to sink my teeth into a good novel.
The idiom uses the plural “teeth,” even when one person is involved.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
sink your teeth into a book; sink your teeth into a project
Your turn: say it out loud
I need a challenging project to sink my teeth into this month.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sink your teeth into something
become deeply involved in something challenging or interesting
“I need a challenging project to sink my teeth into this month.”
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