set somebody's teeth on edge イディオム

a double-edged sword

a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.

cutting edge

the latest technology, state of the art This picture is the cutting edge - the best in the TV industry.

double-edged sword

(See a double-edged sword)

drive me to the edge

cause me to be nearly mad or insane When those chipmunks sing, it drives me to the edge!

full-fledged

complete, having everything that is needed to be something She became a full-fledged nurse before she went to Saudi Arabia to work for a year.

get a word in edgewise

manage to break into a conversation I couldn

have an edge on

have an advantage (over someone) Their team has an edge on the race to win the high school football championship.

hedge in

keep from getting out or moving freely, block in My car was hedged in by the other cars and I was unable to move it this morning.

hedge your bets

bet safely, bet on two or more horses etc. If you hedge your bets, you have a better chance of winning.

life on the edge

(See live on the edge)

set (one's) teeth on edge

1. To abundantly abrade or abrade one, abnormally to the point of affecting one's nerves. Nothing sets my teeth on bend like seeing these cyclists run every red ablaze in town! I don't apperceive what it is about Terry, but there's article about his address that aloof sets my teeth on edge.2. To account one to be upset, nervous, or uncomfortable. Please don't acquaint me about your surgery, it sets my teeth on bend audition about medical procedures.Learn more: edge, on, set, teeth

set somebody’s ˈteeth on edge

1 (of a sound) accomplish somebody feel physically uncomfortable: That babble is absolutely ambience my teeth on edge! Can you stop?
2 abrade somebody; accomplish somebody feel tense: It sets my teeth on bend back I apprehend him allocution to his mother so rudely.Learn more: edge, on, set, teeth

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