grow teeth
v. phr.— «The Monster grew teeth today.…It was very testy and I tried to force a few shots that didn’t come off.» —“Nicklaus hopeful something in wind” by Steve Hershey USA Today Mar. 4, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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