take the bit in (one's) teeth

To do or begin doing something with decisive, independent resolve. A reference to a horse that is no longer under the rider's control because the bit (part of the apparatus used to guide it) is out of place in its mouth. You have such potential, Sophie—if you ever just took the bit in your teeth, you'd be one of the top students in this class. Rather than kowtowing to the president's public frustrations, the attorney general has taken the bit in his teeth and pressed on with the criminal investigation.

take the bit in one's teeth

and take the bit between the teeth

to put oneself in charge; to take charge. Someone needed to direct the project, so I took the bit in my teeth. If you want to get something done, you've got to take the bit between your teeth and get to work.

词组	take the bit in (one's) teeth
释义	take the bit in (one's) teeth take the bit in (one's) teeth To do or begin doing something with decisive, independent resolve. A reference to a horse that is no longer under the rider's control because the bit (part of the apparatus used to guide it) is out of place in its mouth. You have such potential, Sophie—if you ever just took the bit in your teeth, you'd be one of the top students in this class. Rather than kowtowing to the president's public frustrations, the attorney general has taken the bit in his teeth and pressed on with the criminal investigation. See also: bit, take, teeth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take the bit in one's teeth and take the bit between the teeth to put oneself in charge; to take charge. Someone needed to direct the project, so I took the bit in my teeth. If you want to get something done, you've got to take the bit between your teeth and get to work. See also: bit, take, teeth McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: take the bit in (one's) mouth take the bit in one's mouth take the bit in teeth get the bit between (one's) teeth get the bit between your teeth get/take the bit between your teeth have the bit between (one's) teeth have the bit in (one's) teeth take the bit between (one's) teeth take the bit between the teeth, to
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