literally: 'to fill the gap in between the teeth, used as a metaphor to emphazise the smallness or the insignificance of something, that it is virtually of little use or value (so small that it cannot even fill one's gap in their teeth)
a situation where two parties are getting ready to go head to head in a competition; when success is in sight for matters relating to arranging contacts
a proverb to describe a feeling of high confidence or certainty that something (the result of decision(s) / event(s) / matter(s)) will turn out to be in line with the expectation