se mettre sous la dent

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “to put under one's tooth.” Compare Italian mettere sotto i denti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sə mɛ.tʁə su la dɑ̃/ === Verb === se mettre sous la dent (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