The phrase "a bit toothless" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe something that lacks power, effectiveness, or authority, such as a law, policy, or argument.
Example: "The new regulations are a bit toothless, failing to address the core issues of pollution."
Alternatives: "somewhat ineffective" or "lacking bite".
But the smeared-chalk wall drawings and spinning images for which he is best known are becoming a bit toothless.
Well, since the 1970s, the default Schweppes and Canada Dry tonics in the United States have been made with high-fructose corn syrup, which renders them blowsy and a bit toothless.
His threat to block Trump's pick may be a bit toothless: Republicans have 52 seats in the Senate, and a rules change made in 2013 by Democrats means that whoever Trump nominates requires a simple majority vote to be confirmed.
"We got criticised two years ago for sitting back and being a bit toothless really but I think anyone who watched that game could see we tried to create: we pushed and pushed," he said.
The original production had a slightly tepid response from UK critics in the summer of 2013, with the Telegraph acknowledging "brilliant riffs that confirm him as Britain's surrealist-in-chief", Time Out asserting that the tour "is by no means vintage Izzard" and the Guardian's Brian Logan calling it "generic Izzard, and a bit toothless".
If these policies don't seem to have riled many feathers or appear a bit toothless, that's probably a good thing.
"We are a bit of a toothless tiger here, and it is very frustrating," Mr. DeMilio said.
(The local Board is) a bit of a toothless tiger unfortunately… (GP1, regional AMS2) This volatile relationship often resulted in confusion amongst staff about who are the decision makers and what are the appropriate lines of management.
Spend time in one and you soon realise they're a bit yappy and almost toothless.
At least the countries involved were able to kick the can down the road a bit, by extending the toothless and largely ineffective Kyoto Protocol to 2015.
All three were some time off publication, and reading the pictureless proof of Romantic Moderns, in particular, was a bit like trying to extrapolate from a toothless toddler to the beautiful adult she would one day become.
