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1 put smb.'s teeth on edge
(put (или set) smb.'s teeth on edge)действовать кому-л. на нервы, резать слух; вызывать отвращение у кого-л. [этим. библ. Jeremiah XXXI, 30]The laugh, the first they have heard from him, sets Trench's teeth on edge. (B. Shaw, ‘Widowers' Houses’, act II) — От его смеха, который они слышат впервые, Тренча всего передергивает.
‘Oh, but you put my teeth on edge.’ She said tigerishly in Arabic. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XVIII) — - Вы - как зубная боль! - яростно сказала Элен по-арабски.
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set one's teeth on edge — • to set one s teeth on edge • to set one s nerves on edge (from Idioms in Speech) to make one disgusted; to make one feel annoyed or irritated by a remark, a sound or an action The outdated temporary gentleman phrase set my teeth on edge. (J.… … Idioms and examples
To set the teeth on edge — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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 … English dictionary
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 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
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 somebody's teeth on edge — set sb s ˈteeth on edge idiom (of a sound or taste) to make sb feel physically uncomfortable • Just the sound of her voice sets my teeth on edge. Main entry: ↑toothidiom … Useful english dictionary
Edge — ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of the blade… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
