Macbeth speaks that line as part of speech that's a bit longer in Act III, Scene IV. He's talking about the fact that Banquo is dead, but, unfortunately, his son Fleance got away. He refers to Fleance as a worm because he thinks of him as treacherous and likely to turn on Macbeth, but, because of his youth, doesn't think Fleance is likely to be a problem for a while. That's the part about having "no teeth for the present." Pretty poetic response for a man hearing a report about paid assassination.
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