se mettre sous la dent
French
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to put under one's tooth.” Compare Italian mettere sotto i denti.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (transitive) to eat something
- avoir quelque chose à se mettre sous la dent ― to have something to eat
- n’avoir rien à se mettre sous la dent ― to have nothing to eat
- (transitive, figuratively) to get one's teeth into something