put the bite on

English

Verb

put the bite on

  1. (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.
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