SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO

Meaning of SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO in English

v. phr. , informal To have something real or solid to think about; go to work on seriously; struggle with. After dinner, John got his teeth into the algebra lesson. Frank chose a subject for his report that he could sink his teeth into.

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SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO — phrasal to bite into, to eagerly devote one's attention to
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO — 1. : to bite into 2. : to eagerly devote one's attention to likes to sink her teeth into a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO — 1 : to bite into 2 : to eagerly devote one's attention to <likes to sink her teeth into a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have something real or solid to think about; go to work on seriously; struggle with. * …
Slang English vocab
SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have something real or solid to think about; go to work on seriously; struggle with. * …
Словарь английских идиом
SINK ONE`S TEETH INTO — go to work seriously It`s a difficult problem and is a little difficult to sink your teeth into.
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SINK — I. ˈsiŋk verb ( sank -aŋk, -aiŋk ; or sunk ; sunk -əŋk ; or sunk·en -kən ; sinking ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEETH — (v. i.) To breed, or grow, teeth.
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
TEETH — ( v. i. ) To breed, or grow, teeth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEETH — — teethless , adj. /teeth/ , n. pl. of tooth .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SINK — — sinkable , adj. — sinklike , adj. /singk/ , v. , sank or, often, sunk; sunk or sunken; sinking; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEETH — v. grow teeth (about an infant or child)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TEETH — dentition, characteristic arrangement of teeth in human or animal; real power, real strength and effectiveness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SINK — I. ˈsiŋk verb ( sank ˈsaŋk ; or sunk ˈsəŋk ; sunk ; sink·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEETH — noun ·pl of tooth. 2. teeth ·vi to breed, or grow, teeth. 3. teeth ·pl of tooth.
Webster English vocab
SINK — vt to conseal and appropriate. 2. sink ·noun a drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes. 3. sink ·vt …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
TEETH — [teeth] pl of tooth
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SINK — [sink] vb sank or sunk ; sunk ; sink.ing [ME, fr. OE sincan; akin to OHG sinkan to sink] vi …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEETH — teeth BrE AmE tiːθ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SINK — / sɪŋk; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( sank / sæŋk; NAmE / sunk / sʌŋk; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEETH — teeth /tiːθ/ BrE AmE the plural of ↑ tooth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SINK — I. sink 1 W3 /sɪŋk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense sank /sæŋk/ or sunk /sʌŋk/ American English , past …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SINK — v. & n. --v. (past sank or sunk; past part. sunk or sunken) 1 intr. fall or come slowly downwards. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SINK — v. & n. v. (past sank or sunk; past part. sunk or sunken) 1 intr. fall or come slowly downwards. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SINK — v. & n. --v. (past sank or sunk; past part. sunk or sunken) 1. intr. fall or come slowly downwards. …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Oxford English vocab
TEETH — Teeth is the plural of tooth .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SINK — ( sinks, sinking, sank, sunk) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEETH — Teeth is the plural of tooth .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TEETH — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES armed to the teeth (= carrying a lot of weapons ) ▪ Many of the gangs …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SINK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat sinks ▪ The boat sank in a storm. be sunk in gloom …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEETH — (AGAINST) [plural] [noun] - in the teeth of against, because of, or despiteThe plan collapsed/survived in the teeth of fierce …
Cambridge English vocab
TEETH
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SINK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SINK — I. verb 1. to become submerged the overloaded raft sank below the surface Synonyms: founder, go down, go under, submerge, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SINK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bathroom ( esp. AmE ), kitchen ▪ blocked ( esp. BrE ), clogged ( AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TEETH — • ↑ brush your teeth • ↑ by the skin of your teeth • ↑ grit your teeth • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
SINK — n. 25B6; verb the coffin sank below the waves : BECOME SUBMERGED, be engulfed, go down, drop, fall, descend. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SINK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TEETH — зубья pl от tooth (в знач. сущ.) calf's ~ pl молочные зубы dragon's ~ миф. зубы дракона dragon's ~ воен. …
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