sink one's teeth into

Verb

colloquial

(colloquial) To become enthusiastically involved in.

Japanese Meaning

本格的に取り組む / 熱中する / 積極的に関与する

When a challenging case arises, a good detective can't wait to sink one's teeth into solving it.

難しい事件が起きると、優れた探偵はそれを解決することに本腰を入れて取り組むのが待ちきれない。

Sense（1）

(colloquial) To become enthusiastically involved in.

He can't wait to sink his teeth into the new project.

sinks one's teeth into

（ present singular third-person ）

sinking one's teeth into

（ participle present ）

sank one's teeth into

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sunk one's teeth into

（ participle past ）