- set your teeth on edge
- if something such as a sound sets your teeth on edge, you think it is very unpleasant or annoying
That whining voice of hers always sets my teeth on edge.
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set your teeth on edge — phrase if something such as a sound sets your teeth on edge, you think it is very unpleasant or annoying That whining voice of hers always sets my teeth on edge. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: tooth * * * set your… … Useful english dictionary
set your teeth on edge — set (your) teeth on edge to annoy you or make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. Jason used his knife to scratch our initials into the wall, which was nice to do but made a noise that set my teeth on edge. Related vocabulary: on edge … New idioms dictionary
set your teeth on edge — If something, especially sounds, sets your teeth on edge, you react very negatively to it … The small dictionary of idiomes
set your teeth on edge — irritate, irk, bug Some songs set my teeth on edge really bother me … English idioms
set your teeth on edge — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Henry IV. HOTSPUR: Marry, And I am glad of it with all my heart: I had rather be a kitten and cry mew Than one of these same metre ballad mongers; I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn d, Or a dry wheel grate… … Meaning and origin of phrases
To set the teeth on edge — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set teeth on edge — set (your) teeth on edge to annoy you or make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. Jason used his knife to scratch our initials into the wall, which was nice to do but made a noise that set my teeth on edge. Related vocabulary: on edge … New idioms dictionary
set one's teeth on edge — {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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set one's teeth on edge — {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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set\ one's\ teeth\ on\ edge — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
