throw in teeth

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• throw\ smth\ in\ one's\ teeth — • throw smth in one s face • throw smth in one s teeth v. phr. To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps… …   Словарь американских идиом

• Throw — Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L. terebra …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• teeth — [tēth] n. pl. of TOOTH armed to the teeth or dressed to the teeth as armed (or dressed up) as one can be get one s teeth into or sink one s teeth into to become fully occupied or absorbed with in the teeth of 1. directly against; in the face of 2 …   English World dictionary

• throw\ smth\ in\ one's\ face — • throw smth in one s face • throw smth in one s teeth v. phr. To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps… …   Словарь американских идиом

• teeth — /tiθ / (say teeth) plural noun 1. plural of tooth. 2. the punitive sections of a legislation, ruling, etc., meant to ensure its enforcement: give a regulation teeth. –phrase 3. be fed (up) to the (back) teeth with, Colloquial to be heartily sick… …  

• teeth —    Any departure from the normal pattern in the way a baby cuts its first tooth could be significant. Teeth usually show through the lower gums first; If a child tooths first in the upper jaw, it is considered ominous of its dying in its infancy… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• teeth — For no particularly good reason, one has a toothache, not a teethache, even if more than one tooth is hurting. One also refers to a toothbrush and to tooth marks, although the brush works on more than one tooth and marks result from the bite of… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• throw something in one's face — or[throw something in one s teeth] {v. phr.} To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . * /Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps throwing it back in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• throw something in one's face — or[throw something in one s teeth] {v. phr.} To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . * /Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps throwing it back in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• To throw away — Throw Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To throw back — Throw Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English