put the bite on

Example Sentences

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When he still came up short, it became clear there was no other option: He would have to put the bite on Mom.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2014

Oh yes, said Bourguiba, it was the French Finance Minister, Paul Ramadier, who suggested that Tunisia should put the bite on the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

They could always put the bite on him for two bits; he let the bums sleep in the back room.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the time Democratic fund raisers put the bite on insurance tycoon Walter Kaye, he had already been softened up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now he felt slightly relieved, for he had expected Mack to put the bite on him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck