put some teeth into something
- put some teeth into something
put some teeth into something
Fig. to increase the power or efficacy of something. •
The mayor tried to put some teeth into the new law.
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The delivery clause in the contract is too weak. Put some teeth into it.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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