to take the bit between one's teeth
- to take the bit between one's teeth
«Закусить удила». Приняться за дело с энтузиазмом; не знать удержу. Это выражение, появившееся в начале XVI в., относится к особенности лошадей закусывать удила при быстром беге. He was very slow at the beginning of the job, but now he has got the bit between his teeth and is working hard and seems to enjoy what he is doing. — Сначала он еле раскачивался, но сейчас, закусив удила, начал работать хорошо и, как видно, с удовольствием.
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take the bit in one's teeth — take (or get or have) the bit in (or between) one s teeth begin to tackle a problem or task in a determined or independent way … Useful english dictionary
take the bit in — idi or between one s teeth, to reject control; go one s own way … From formal English to slang
get (or take or have) the bit between (or N. Amer. in) one's teeth — begin to tackle a task in a determined way. → bit … English new terms dictionary
bit — I. /bɪt / (say bit) noun 1. the metal mouthpiece of a bridle, with the adjacent parts to which the reins are fastened. 2. anything that curbs or restrains. 3. Machinery the cutting or penetrating part of various tools: a. the cutting portion of… …
bit — I n. share 1) to do one s bit small piece 2) a tiny bit misc. 3) every bit ( completely ); bit by bit ( little by little ); he s a bit of a snob ( he is something of a snob ); she s not the least bit upset ( she s not at all upset ); wait a bit ( … Combinatory dictionary
bit — 1. n. 1 a small piece or quantity (a bit of cheese; give me another bit; that bit is too small). 2 (prec. by a) a a fair amount (sold quite a bit; needed a bit of persuading). b colloq. somewhat (am a bit tired). c (foll. by of) colloq. rather (a … Useful english dictionary
bit — bit1 [bit] n. [ME < OE bite, a bite < bītan, BITE] 1. the part of a bridle that goes into a horse s mouth, used to control the horse: see BRIDLE 2. anything that curbs or controls 3. the part of a pipestem held in the mouth: see PIPE 4. th … English World dictionary
bit — bit1 W1S1 [bıt] adv, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(only slightly)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(quite a lot)¦ 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5 a bit of a something 6 not a bit/not one bit 7 every bit as important/bad/good etc 8 bit by bit 9 a/one bit at a time … Dictionary of contemporary English
bit — 1 /bIt/ noun (C) 1 SLIGHTLY/FAIRLY a bit informal, especially BrE a) slightly, but not very; a little: Could you turn the radio down a bit, please? | Stay a bit longer it s still early. | I think you re a bit young to be watching this. | a bit… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bit — I UK [bɪt] / US noun Word forms bit : singular bit plural bits ** 1) a piece or part of something a) [countable] a small piece of something I m having some cake. Do you want a bit? bit of: He had bits of food stuck in between his teeth. bits and… … English dictionary
teeth — /tiθ / (say teeth) plural noun 1. plural of tooth. 2. the punitive sections of a legislation, ruling, etc., meant to ensure its enforcement: give a regulation teeth. –phrase 3. be fed (up) to the (back) teeth with, Colloquial to be heartily sick… …
