take the bit between the teeth
From LSJ
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐνδάκνειν τὸν χαλινόν, στόμια ἐνδάκνειν
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