put the bite on
Example Sentences
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When he still came up short, it became clear there was no other option: He would have to put the bite on Mom.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2014
McDonald's Corp. spent years looking for a suitable location from which to put the bite on summer visitors to Martha's Vineyard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many of the advertisers TV put the bite on had already been severely bitten by Ueberroth.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh yes, said Bourguiba, it was the French Finance Minister, Paul Ramadier, who suggested that Tunisia should put the bite on the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now he felt slightly relieved, for he had expected Mack to put the bite on him.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
