cut eyeteeth on Idiom

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

cut (one's) eyeteeth on (something)

To accept acquired a lot of acquaintance with article back one was younger. One's "eyeteeth" are the canines. Oh, I cut my eyeteeth on those kinds of equations! Give me a arduous botheration for a change! Jen may be young, but she cut her eyeteeth on assignments at a celebrated journal, so her angle and ability will be invaluable to us.Learn more: cut, eyetooth, on

cut eyeteeth on (something)

To accretion acquaintance with something, abnormally at a adolescent age. A advertence to one's teeth advancing in back one is a child; eyeteeth are the canines. Oh, I cut my eyeteeth on those kinds of equations! Give me a arduous botheration for a change! Jen may be young, but she cut her eyeteeth on bookish writing, so her angle and ability will be invaluable to us.Learn more: cut, eyetooth, on

cut one's eyeteeth on something

Fig. to abound up experiencing something; to accept had the acquaintance of ambidextrous with article [successfully] at a actual aboriginal age. My grandfathering accomplished me how to fish, so I cut my eyeteeth on fishing. Fred cut his eyeteeth on writing; both his parents were authors.Learn more: cut, eyetooth, on

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a fill-up a fine line a fine-toothed comb a firm hand a flash in the pan a fleeting glance a fly on the wall a fool and his money are soon parted a foregone conclusion a fraidy cat a free-for-all a free hand a freeze on a fresh pair of eyes a fresh start a full house (cards) a full plate