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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.

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For all the great efforts made by volunteers statewide toward passage of the Night Sky Protection Act a decade ago, and legislation approved this year to put teeth in that law, population growth, spreading subdivisions and commercial development have added to overall light emissions. OUR VIEW; NIGHT-SKY PRESERVATION CAN BE HIT-AND-MISS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) Lobby Day June 17, 2009 Dental Hygienists Ask Congress to Put Teeth in Health Care Reform On June 17, more than 170 dental hygienists from across the country visited Capitol Hill to discuss the inclusion of oral health provisions as part of comprehensive health reform proposals with federal policymakers. 2009 Center for Lifelong Learning at the 86th Annual Session by Access Fortunately, Connolly had a ready reply: "When they put teeth in your mouth," he declared, "they spoiled a perfectly good bum. GOOD SHOUT; The heckles and put-downs that raised a laugh by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			put one through paces put oneself out put out a warrant put out feelers put out of put out of mind put out of misery put out of the way put out to pasture put over knee put over the top put own house in order put paid to put pen to paper put people or things together put people's heads together put plainly put pressure on put right put roots down put shirt on put shoulder to the wheel put some creature out of its misery put some distance between put some teeth into put teeth in put teeth into Put that in your pipe and smoke it! put the arm on put the bite on put the blame on put the boot in put the brakes on put the cart before the horse put the cat among the pigeons put the chill on put the clamps on put the clock back put the fear of God in put the fear of God into put the feed bag on put the finger on Put the flags out! put the frighteners on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the knife in put the lid on put the make on put the mockers on put the pedal to the metal			put something on the front burner put something on the market put something over put something over on put something over on: put something over on: put something over on: put something over on: put something right put something straight put something through its paces put something under pressure put something up for auction put something up for sale Put spread Put spreads put stick in two penn'orth put store by put store by put store by put store by put store on put store on put store on put store on put straight put straight Put String Put swaption Put Swaptions put teeth in put teeth in something put teeth into put that in pipe and smoke it put that in pipe and smoke it put that in pipe and smoke it put that in pipe and smoke it Put that in your pipe and smoke it Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Put That Stuff on Paper put the arm on put the bite on put the blame on put the blame on put the boot put the boot put the boot put the boot put the boot put the boot in put the brakes on put the cart before the horse put the cat among the pigeons put the cat among the pigeons put the cat among the pigeons put the cat among the pigeons put the chill on put the clamps on put the clock back put the clocks back put the clocks back

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