put the bite on
English
Verb
put the bite on
- (slang) To extort; to demand money from.
- 2012, Péter Tarjányi, Rita Dosek, The Balkan's Angels II: Diabolical Bond
- The thought that he should turn the tables on his blackmailers and refuse to cooperate crossed his mind, but he would need something tangible to put the bite on them.
- 2012, Péter Tarjányi, Rita Dosek, The Balkan's Angels II: Diabolical Bond