pull one's teeth
pull one's teeth {v. phr.}
To take power away from; make powerless.
The general pulled the teeth of the rebel army by blocking its ammunition supply line.
The student government council was so irresponsible that the principal pulled its teeth.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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