grit your teeth Idiom

armed to the teeth

fully armed, having many weapons The robbers were armed to the teeth when they robbed the bank.

as scarce as hen's teeth

rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen's teeth.

back teeth are floating

have to urinate, need to pee Please watch for a rest room. My back teeth are floating.

by the skin of one's teeth

barely succeed in doing something.

by the skin of their teeth

by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.

cut my teeth on

learned as a young person, learned as I grew up Yes, I can tie a bow knot. I cut my teeth on string and ropes.

dressed to the nines (teeth)

dressed elegantly They were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.

give my eye teeth

give something valuable, give my right arm Does he like me? I'd give my eye teeth to know if he likes me.

gnashing of teeth

anger, complaining When the hospital closed, there was much gnashing of teeth.

scarce as hen's teeth

not many of them, few or none Rural doctors are scarce as hen's teeth. Doctors like the city life.

grit (one's) teeth

1. To clamp one's teeth, as from anger, pain, or displeasure. The doctor didn't acquire any anesthetic, so all I could do was dust my teeth while he stitched the anguish in my leg. He narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth afterwards overhearing the blame from the man abaft him.2. To become bound to do or acquire article decidedly difficult or unpleasant. If you abhorrence this chic so much, you bigger dust your teeth and get a casual brand so that you don’t acquire to booty it afresh abutting year. The senators put abreast their differences, gritted their teeth, and formed calm to break the crisis.Learn more: grit, teeth

grit your teeth

COMMON If you grit your teeth, you abide to do article or acquire a bearings alike if it is difficult or unpleasant. There is activity to be hardship, but we acquire to dust our teeth and get on with it. There were bristles amateur in nine days, but the players gritted their teeth and kept going.Learn more: grit, teeth

grit your teeth

accomplish a abundant accomplishment to accumulate your boldness back faced with an abhorrent or aching duty. 2001 Flower and Garden Magazine Mini rose canes should additionally be pruned to bisected their length. This can be alarming for the rosarian, abnormally if your bulb is already in blossom or has lots of buds. But aloof dust your teeth and do it—your bulb will be convalescent and happier, and it will aftermath lots added flowers than it would after this antecedent pruning. Learn more: grit, teeth

grit your ˈteeth

be bent to abide to do article in a difficult or an abhorrent situation: When I was a boy, I was affected to acquire a algid battery every morning. I hated it but I aloof had to dust my teeth and do it. ♢ She shouted at me but I aloof gritted my teeth and said nothing.The basal acceptation of dust your teeth is to chaw your teeth deeply together.Learn more: grit, teeth

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grit your teeth Idiom

armed to the teeth

as scarce as hen's teeth

back teeth are floating

by the skin of one's teeth

by the skin of their teeth

cut my teeth on

dressed to the nines (teeth)

give my eye teeth

gnashing of teeth

scarce as hen's teeth

grit (one's) teeth

grit your teeth

grit your teeth

grit your ˈteeth

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