put an edge on
Example Sentences
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Then, to give the Cole Porter score bite, he put an edge on the staid Volksoper orchestra in the form of a dozen Viennese axmen, most of whom cut up in brass.
From Time Magazine Archive
It can put an edge on a writer too.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pity he did not live long enough to put an edge on it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
"Besides, if he had wanted to put an edge on it, he'd never have ground the whole blade thin like that," added Brian.
From Under Padlock and Seal by Avery, Charles Harold
We had the pursuit behind us now, and that put an edge on every difficulty.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
