Work & careers
get your teeth into something
start something challenging with energy
To begin working on something difficult or interesting with enthusiasm.
Hear it in real life
How's the new job going?
It's good, but I haven't got my teeth into anything major yet.
I need a challenging project to get my teeth into this month.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: get my teeth in a project
Say: get my teeth into a project
Use "into" after "teeth" in this idiom when you become deeply involved in a task.
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How it fits in a sentence.
get your teeth into something; got my teeth into something
Your turn: say it out loud
I need a challenging project to get my teeth into this month.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get your teeth into something
start something challenging with energy
“I need a challenging project to get my teeth into this month.”
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