TAKE THE BIT IN ONE'S TEETH


Meaning of TAKE THE BIT IN ONE'S TEETH in English

{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.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.