How to Pronounce "get your teeth into"
expression
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈtiθ/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə
GET-yer-TEETH-IN-too
ɡˈɛt/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈiːθ/ /ˈɪntʊ
get-YAW-teeth-IN-tu
Definition
To start working on something with a lot of energy and focus, often something challenging or interesting.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈtiθ/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə
British English
ɡˈɛt/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈiːθ/ /ˈɪntʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GET-yer-TEETH-IN-too
UK
get-YAW-teeth-IN-tu
Listen in Context
I'm excited to get my teeth into this new project.
She wants something challenging to get her teeth into.
Give me a task I can really get my teeth into.
Once he got his teeth into the job, he didn’t stop until it was done.