- take the bit in
- idi or between one's teeth, to reject control; go one's own way
From formal English to slang. 2014.
take the bit in
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take the bit in one's mouth — also[take the bit in one s teeth] {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:… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bit in one's mouth — also[take the bit in one s teeth] {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:… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bull by the horns — {v. phr.}, {informal} To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. * /He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job./ Compare: TAKE THE BIT IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bull by the horns — {v. phr.}, {informal} To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. * /He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job./ Compare: TAKE THE BIT IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… … Dictionary of American idioms
Take the Long Way Home - Live in Montreal — Le DVD de Roger Hodgson Take The Long Way Home Live In Montreal reprend un concert donné à Montréal enregistré le 6 juin 2006. Liste des morceaux 1. Take The Long Way Home 2. Give A Little Bit 3. Lovers In The Wind 4. Hide In Your Shell 5. Oh… … Wikipédia en Français
Take the long way home - Live in Montreal — Le DVD de Roger Hodgson Take The Long Way Home Live In Montreal reprend un concert donné à Montréal enregistré le 6 juin 2006. Liste des morceaux 1. Take The Long Way Home 2. Give A Little Bit 3. Lovers In The Wind 4. Hide In Your Shell 5. Oh… … Wikipédia en Français
Take the long way home - live in montreal — Le DVD de Roger Hodgson Take The Long Way Home Live In Montreal reprend un concert donné à Montréal enregistré le 6 juin 2006. Liste des morceaux 1. Take The Long Way Home 2. Give A Little Bit 3. Lovers In The Wind 4. Hide In Your Shell 5. Oh… … Wikipédia en Français
Take the Long Way Home (video) — Infobox Album Name = Take the Long Way Home,Live in Montreal Type = video Longtype = Artist = Roger Hodgson Released = August 28, 2006 (Canada) Recorded = June 6, 2006 Genre = Rock URL = [http://www.rogerhodgson.com/documents/store.html Official… … Wikipedia
bit — See: A BIT, CHAMP AT THE BIT, FOUR BITS, QUITE A LITTLE or QUITE A BIT, SIX BITS, TAKE THE BIT IN ONE S MOUTH, TWO BITS … Dictionary of American idioms
