tooth Идиома
a fine-toothed comb
a sweet tooth
an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
fight tooth and nail
fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb
long in the tooth
sweet tooth
tooth and nail
have a sweet tooth
Idiom(s): have a sweet toothTheme: EATING
to desire to eat many sweet foods—especially candy and pastries.
• I have a sweet tooth, and if I don't watch it, I'll really get fat.
• John eats candy all the time. He must have a sweet tooth.
go over sth with a fine-tooth comb
Idiom(s): go over something with a fine-tooth comb AND search something with a fine-tooth combTheme: SEARCHING
to search through something very carefully.
• I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb.
• I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.
search sth with a fine-tooth comb
Idiom(s): go over something with a fine-tooth comb AND search something with a fine-tooth combTheme: SEARCHING
to search through something very carefully.
• I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb.
• I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.
go at it tooth and nail
Idiom(s): fight sb or sth hammer and tongs AND fight sb or sth tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nailTheme: FIGHTING
to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. (All have fixed order.)
• They fought against the robber tooth and nail.
• The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.
• The mayor fought the new law hammer and tongs.
• We'll fight this zoning ordinance tooth and nail.
armed to the teeth|armed|teeth|to the teeth|tooth
adj. phr. Having all needed weapons; fully armed. The paratroopers were armed to the teeth.cut eye teeth|cut|eye|teeth|tooth
informal To learn something very early in life; gain experience; start by learning or doing.
Used with a possessive, usually used with "on". The professional ball player cut his teeth on a baseball bat in the sandlots. Mr. Jones's company is building the new Post Office in town but Mr. Jones cut his eye teeth as a carpenter.eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth|eye|tooth
A blow or injury should be given back as hard as each one that is received; every crime or injury should be punished or paid back. In ancient times if a man's eye was put out by his enemy, he might get revenge by putting his enemy's eye out. This was the rule of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." Sometimes used in a short form. Churches today teach that we should forgive people who hurt us, not follow the rule of "an eye for an eye." (From the old command in the Bible meaning when you pay back a person, you should not hurt him more than he hurt you.)Compare: DOG EAT DOG, GIVE AS GOOD AS ONE GETS, TIT FOR TAT.
fine-tooth comb|comb|fine-tooth
n. phr. Great care; careful attention so as not to miss anything. The police searched the scene of the crime with a fine-tooth comb for clues. My room is so clean you couldn't find dirt if you went over it with a fine-tooth comb.Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.
hammer and tongs|fight|fight tooth and nail|hammer
adv. phr. Violently. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been at it all day, hammer and tongs.have a sweet tooth|have|sweet|sweet tooth|tooth
v. phr. To be excessively fond of dessert items, such as ice cream, pies, etc. Jill has a sweet tooth; she always orders apple pie after a meal in a restaurant.lie through one's teeth|lie|teeth|tooth
v. phr. To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth.pick one's teeth|pick|teeth|tooth
v. phr. To clean one's teeth with a toothpick. It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in public.pull one's teeth|pull|teeth|tooth
v. phr. To take power away from; make powerless. The general pulled the teeth of the rebel army by blocking its ammunition supply line. The student government council was so irresponsible that the principal pulled its teeth.set one's teeth on edge|edge|set|teeth|tooth
v. phr. 1. To have a sharp sour taste that makes you rub your teeth together. The lemon juice set my teeth on edge. 2. To make one feel nervous or annoyed. She looks so mean that her face sets my teeth on edge.show one's teeth|show|teeth|tooth
v. phr. To show anger; show belligerence. He is a very mild, private person, but during a tough business negotiation he knows how to show his teeth.sweet tooth|sweet|tooth
n. phr. A great weakness or predilection for sweets. Sue has such a sweet tooth that she hardly eats anything else but cake.eyetooth
eyetoothcut one's eyeteeth
to become experienced or sophisticated
tooth
toothIn addition to the idiom beginning with tooth, also see fight tooth and nail; fine-tooth comb; long in the tooth; sweet tooth. Also see under teeth.
tooth fairy
tooth fairyA mythical source of bounty, as in So who will finance this venture—the tooth fairy? This expression refers to the fairy credited with leaving money under a child's pillow in place of a baby tooth that has fallen out, a practice popular with American parents since the first half of the 1900s.
wisdom tooth
wisdom toothcut one's wisdom teeth
to arrive at the age of discretion
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