It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing.

Karuna Sapra

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1946 We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
1580 Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
1963 I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
1912 While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
1919 No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

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