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TEETH, TAKE THE BIT IN (ONE'S)
TEETH, TAKE THE BIT IN (ONE'S)
ScnMaster
be obstinately self-willed; make up one's
mind
not to yield. When a horse
has
a
mind
to
run
away, he catches the bit between his teeth and the driver no longer
has
control
over him.
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SHSBC
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