单词 | to skin one's teeth |
释义 | > as lemmasto skin one's teeth P5. Caribbean. to skin one's teeth: to draw back one's lips in a grin; to smile or laugh. ΚΠ 1950 L. Bennett et al. Anancy Stories & Dial. Verse 94 Go 'kin your teet' an show you smile. 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come x. 230 No sah, jus' a sing to 'imself an' look pon de bicycle an' skin 'im teeth in a big smile. 1991 P. Marshall Daughters (1992) ii. vi. 191 Waving her hand from the door of the plane like she's a movie star or the queen come on a visit! Skinning her damn teeth! 2005 D. Daley-Clarke Lazy Eye 164 I can't help skinning my teeth. < as lemmas |
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