grow teeth
v. phr.— «After meekly relinquishing a 65—and a record—to Bob Murphy and 7-under-par scores to a couple of others, the golf course grew teeth.» —by Bog Green in Ponte Vedra, Florida Associated Press Mar. 28, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Carmen in Jacksonville, Florida, was told she was pretty as a speck of puff. The more common simile is pretty as a speckled pup or cute as a speckled pup. This is part of a complete episode.
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