First thing you do with a gift horse is kick it in the teeth ,' said Dalziel.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
The second hand flickered two hundred and thirty more times until she was sinking her teeth into pure air.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2001)
There was blood on his face, there were fragments of teeth on the floor.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2001)
Something about her familiar use of his name set Jeffrey's teeth on edge.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)
All related terms of 'teeth'
sawtooth
(of a waveform ) having an amplitude that varies linearly with time between two values, the interval in one direction often being much greater than the other
tooth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing.
eye teeth
→ See give your eye teeth
baby teeth
→ baby tooth
back teeth
→ back tooth
buck teeth
upper front teeth which stick out
false teeth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing .
front teeth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth , which you use for biting and chewing .
white teeth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth , which you use for biting and chewing .
gritted teeth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing .
rotten teeth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth , which you use for biting and chewing .
second teeth
the teeth which replace the milk teeth
clenched teeth
Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth , which you use for biting and chewing .
dragon's teeth
conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
teeth grinding
habitual , purposeless clenching and grinding of the teeth, esp. during sleep
to the teeth
to the greatest possible degree
gnashing of teeth
when people become very worried or upset by something that has happened , especially when they are overreacting or showing their concern in an excessive way
gnash one's teeth
If you say that someone is gnashing their teeth , you mean they are angry or frustrated about something.
gnash your teeth
to show your anger about something in a very obvious way
grind your teeth
If you grind your teeth , you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
grit your teeth
to decide to continue even though the situation you are in is very difficult
in the teeth of
If you do something in the teeth of a difficulty or danger , you do it in spite of the difficulty or danger.
like pulling teeth
very difficult to do
set one's teeth
to prepare to meet firmly something difficult or unpleasant
show one's teeth
to threaten , esp in a defensive manner
show your teeth
to show that you are capable of fighting or defending yourself
sow dragon's teeth
to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about
baby tooth
→ milk tooth
back tooth
a tooth in the back of your jaw
egg tooth
(in embryo birds and reptiles ) a temporary tooth or (in birds) projection of the beak used for piercing the eggshell
milk tooth
Your milk teeth are the first teeth that grow in your mouth , which later fall out and are replaced by a second set .
armed to the teeth
Someone who is armed to the teeth is armed with a lot of weapons or with very effective weapons.
cut one's teeth on
to use at an early age or stage
kick in the teeth
a humiliating rebuff
something has teeth
said to mean that something, such as an organization or a law , has the necessary authority or power to make people obey it
to grit your teeth
If you grit your teeth , you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult .
sweet tooth
a strong liking for sweet foods
tweet tooth
a person who has a strong craving to post a tweet on the Twitter website
a kick in the teeth
If you describe an event as a kick in the teeth , you are emphasizing that it is very disappointing and upsetting .
get one's teeth into
to become engrossed in
give your eye teeth
If you say that you would give your eye teeth for something, you mean that you want it very much and you would do anything to get it.
scarce as hen's teeth
extremely rare
to gnash one's teeth
If you say that someone is gnashing their teeth , you mean they are angry or frustrated about something.
stomach tooth
either of the canine teeth in the lower jaw of an infant
third molar
any of the four molar teeth , one at the back of each side of the jaw , that are the last of the permanent teeth to erupt
wisdom tooth
Your wisdom teeth are the four large teeth at the back of your mouth which usually grow much later than your other teeth.
cut one's wisdom teeth
to arrive at the age of discretion
lie through one's teeth
If you say that someone is lying through their teeth , you are emphasizing that they are telling lies.
lie through your teeth
to tell very obvious lies while appearing not to be embarrassed about this
set your teeth on edge
if something sets your teeth on edge , you find it extremely irritating or unpleasant
Chinese translation of 'teeth'
teeth
(tiːθ)
n pl
oftooth
tooth
(tuːθ)
Word forms:plteeth
n(c)
(Anat) 牙齿(齒) (yáchǐ) (颗, kē)
[of comb, saw, zip]齿(齒) (chǐ)
to have a tooth out or (US) pulled拔牙 (bá yá)
to brush one's teeth刷牙 (shuā yá)
Nearby words of
teeth
teenage
teenager
teens
teeth
teetotal
tel.
telecommunications
All related terms of 'teeth'
tooth
( Anat ) 牙齿(齒) yáchǐ [ 颗 kē ]
false teeth
假牙 jiǎyá
to brush one's teeth
刷牙 shuā yá
to clean one's teeth
( Brit ) 刷牙 shuāyá
to grind one's teeth
咬牙切齿(齒) yǎo yá qiè chǐ
to grit one's teeth
( lit ) 咬紧(緊)牙 yǎojǐn yá
to pick one's teeth
剔牙 tīyá
a set of false teeth
一副假牙 yī fù jiǎyá
to do one's teeth/hair
刷牙/做头(頭)发(髮) shuāyá/zuò tóufa
wisdom tooth
智齿(齒) zhìchǐ [ 颗 kē ]
; see tooth
Synonyms of 'teeth'
teeth
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tooth
armed to the teeth
well-equipped, loaded up, well-furnished, tooled up
a kick in the teeth
setback, defeat, blow, disappointment, hold-up
by the skin of one's teeth
narrowly, only just, by a whisker, by a narrow margin, by a hair's-breadth
take the bit in or between your teeth
get to grips with something, get stuck in, tackle something, get down to something, set about something