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

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

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

Now he felt slightly relieved, for he had expected Mack to put the bite on him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck