10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOW ONE'S TEETH»
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show one's teeth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
show one's teeth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
... That shrill bell set everyone s teeth on edge. show one's teeth to show one's
anger and power to resist; to act decisively etc: The government soon showed its
teeth to the rebels. teething troubles problems experienced at the beginning of a
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Stra to Z
44 ; TO GRIND (or show) one's teeth = to take amiss, to get angry ; to set one's
teeth = to steel oneself, to put one's foot down ; to one's teeth = resolutely, boldly,
openly ; from one's teeth = reluctantly, as a matter of form, not seriously ; TO HIT
IN ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1904
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Dann schlag' ich dir mal eins in dein Mondgesieht die Zähne fletschen - 1. to
bare its teeth, to snarl, 2. to grin, to show one's teeth, to bare one's teeth l. Du,
jetzt reiz' den Hund nicht noch mehr! Guck', wie der schon die Zähne fletscht.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English: Abridged from ...
44; to grind (or show) one's teeth, to take amiss, to get angry ; to set one's teeth, to
steel oneself, to put one's foot down ; to one's teeth, resolutely, boldly, openly;
from one's teeth, reluctantly, as a matter of form, not seriously ; to hit in the teeth, ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1905
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1600] shove) See PUSH COMES TO SHOVE; PUSH (SHOVE) OFF; RAM (
SHOVE) DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT; STICK (SHOVE) IT. show 0 In addition to
the idioms beginning with SHOW, also see BARE (SHOW) ONE'S TEETH; ...
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General Knowledge of English Literature
To show one's teeth—to makethreats orexpress hostility. To give teeth to—to give
aperson or organisation special powers and sanctions. To get one's teeth into—
to concentrateall one's energy on. to get thebit between theteeth—to throw off all
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bit between one's teeth lA BIT2 top1 * at the top of one's voice f^Wi/jitJ : (aXrtidS) (
They all yelled al the top of their voices. M<\ ij&Sit "4 ° I at the top (of the tree/ ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Show one's teeth: to display anger. We showed our teeth to display our
displeasure. Sink one's teeth into: See, Sink. To the teeth: to an extreme degree;
full of. The commando team was armed to the teeth. Tooth and nail: with all one's
strength ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
Idioms: show one's teeth; get one's teeth into; gnash one's teeth; grit one's teeth;
teething troubles; long in the tooth, milk teeth, cutting one's teeth. testicles This
depicts the male capability to become aroused, or to have sexual drive. So loss of
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A Thesaurus Dictionary of the English Language Designed to ...
... Swi~:iari\*izss-Aciiairr; show one's teeth, DEFl.*\.\'CE, FAVORITE-ANGER. tee-
to'-tal. Entire. MOD!-IRATION-SELFINDULGENCE. tee-to'-tal-er. One pledged to
entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks. FASTING-GLUTTO.
Francis Andrew March, 1906
