take\ the\ bit\ in\ one's\ teeth

take\ the\ bit\ in\ one's\ teeth
• take the bit in one's mouth
• take the bit in one's teeth
adv. phr.
To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something.

When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her.

Compare: take the bull by the horns, take the law into one's own hands

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • take the bit in one's teeth — take (or get or have) the bit in (or between) one s teeth begin to tackle a problem or task in a determined or independent way …   Useful english dictionary

  • take\ the\ bit\ in\ one's\ mouth — • take the bit in one s mouth • take the bit in one s teeth adv. phr. To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something. When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take the bit in one's mouth — also[take the bit in one s teeth] {adv. phr.} To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something. * /When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take the bit in one's mouth — also[take the bit in one s teeth] {adv. phr.} To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something. * /When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bit in one's teeth — phrasal : control of affairs especially on a headlong or willful course used chiefly with get or take he took the bit in his teeth and soon dissipated his fortune …   Useful english dictionary

  • take the bit in — idi or between one s teeth, to reject control; go one s own way …   From formal English to slang

  • bit — bit1 [bit] n. [ME < OE bite, a bite < bītan, BITE] 1. the part of a bridle that goes into a horse s mouth, used to control the horse: see BRIDLE 2. anything that curbs or controls 3. the part of a pipestem held in the mouth: see PIPE 4. th …   English World dictionary

  • bit — I. /bɪt / (say bit) noun 1. the metal mouthpiece of a bridle, with the adjacent parts to which the reins are fastened. 2. anything that curbs or restrains. 3. Machinery the cutting or penetrating part of various tools: a. the cutting portion of… …  

  • bit — I n. share 1) to do one s bit small piece 2) a tiny bit misc. 3) every bit ( completely ); bit by bit ( little by little ); he s a bit of a snob ( he is something of a snob ); she s not the least bit upset ( she s not at all upset ); wait a bit ( …   Combinatory dictionary

  • bit — 1. n. 1 a small piece or quantity (a bit of cheese; give me another bit; that bit is too small). 2 (prec. by a) a a fair amount (sold quite a bit; needed a bit of persuading). b colloq. somewhat (am a bit tired). c (foll. by of) colloq. rather (a …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”