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give teeth to something and put teeth in(to) something Fig. to make something powerful; to give something a real effect. The severe penalty really gives teeth to the law. Strong enforcement puts teeth in the regulation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is probably too late to save the first wave of victims in the Irrawaddy delta, but it is not too late to create structures that give teeth to the UN principle of a "responsibility to protect" - a principle designed to be invoked for genocides, not cyclones and earthquakes. Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, said McClellan's arrest likely will give teeth to attorneys' arguments that a preliminary injunction against McClellan should be issued Aug. After Agrobin, the Florida Supreme Court should give teeth to its own dictum in Johnson v. |
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