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
Many of the advertisers TV put the bite on had already been severely bitten by Ueberroth.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fun starts when a couple of aging land sharks move into the well-known European water hole and try to put the bite on each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
They could always put the bite on him for two bits; he let the bums sleep in the back room.
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
