Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “add/put teeth to“ and its meaning is “make more effective/forceful, give more authority /power to; to increase the strength/effectiveness of some rule, law, provision, etc.”.
Example Sentence: The Poison Act may add teeth to the prosecution’s case. But what is more important is to ensure that the lawmaker-enforcer dyad is incorruptible so that illegal methanol distribution is impossible. Eventually though, it is the sorry economic, social and educational situation of victims that creates a market for unscrupulous agents to make money. This can only be eradicated by tackling poverty, social inequality, and the lack of access to education alongside systemic corruption within law enforcement.
This phrase is present in Drinking to death: On illicit liquor cases and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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