PUT THE BITE ON N. AMER. & AUSTRAL./NZ


Meaning of PUT THE BITE ON N. AMER. & AUSTRAL./NZ in English

put the bite on N. Amer. & Austral./NZ

informal

borrow or extort money from. [1930s (orig. US): bite , from the sl. sense 'deception'.]

→ bite

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