show one's teeth

We have a week to go out and show our teeth.

And they may be ready to show their teeth again in two years' time.

I said to Mike she's got to show her teeth again.

Do not show your teeth for exactly the same reason, even in a smile.

She showed her teeth in what could have been a smile.

It felt more like a show of teeth than a smile.

We will show our teeth and bring the market to the right track,' he added.

She said it was on top of her showing its teeth.

Did you show the teeth to or discuss them with anyone?

He was smiling, but not quite ready to show his teeth yet.

He showed even teeth and looked much younger than George's father.

It’s certainly in their interests to show some teeth at the moment, I guess.

The course is at some time going to show its teeth, so you’ve got to hold onto them, especially with the weather coming.

Maybe it was only an excuse to show my teeth.

When Christopher told him what had happened, he showed his teeth.

On the 20th, however, the enemy began to show his teeth.

They do need to show some teeth and try to negotiate something better.

When 717 removed them, it was able to go ahead and show its teeth.

She shot me a look that showed some teeth, but would never pass for a smile.

But four months later, the unions showed their teeth again.

The mouth opened to show the teeth again, fewer than before, but still too many.

That, or the sponsors, would need to show their teeth.

"The course is going to show its teeth," he said.

Don't you bark and show your teeth at me, boy.

He walked up the beach and looked back to sea, showing his teeth.