put the bite on

verb

To extort; to demand money from.

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Meanings

verbput the bite on (third-person singular simple present puts the bite on, present participle putting the bite on, simple past and past participle put the bite on)

present singular third person puts the bite on · participle present putting the bite on

  1. slangTo extort; to demand money from.

    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.

    2012, Péter Tarjányi, Rita Dosek, The Balkan's Angels II: Diabolical Bond
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MLA

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Chicago

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