- eyeteeth
n. to cut one's eyeteeth on smt. ('to become knowledgeable while doing smt.')
* * *to cut one's eyeteeth on smt. ('to become knowledgeable while doing smt. ')
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
n. to cut one's eyeteeth on smt. ('to become knowledgeable while doing smt.')
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Eyeteeth — Eyetooth Eye tooth ([imac] t[=oo]th ), n.; pl. {Eyeteeth} ([imac] t[=e]th ) (Anat.) A canine tooth of the upper jaw. See {Teeth}. [1913 Webster] {To cut one s eyeteeth}, to become acute or knowing. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eyeteeth — eye·tooth || aɪ‚tuËθ n. pointed tooth located in the upper jaw approximately under the eye … English contemporary dictionary
To cut one's eyeteeth — Eyetooth Eye tooth ([imac] t[=oo]th ), n.; pl. {Eyeteeth} ([imac] t[=e]th ) (Anat.) A canine tooth of the upper jaw. See {Teeth}. [1913 Webster] {To cut one s eyeteeth}, to become acute or knowing. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give (your) eyeteeth for (something) — to want to have or do something very much. Right now I d give my eyeteeth for a chocolate ice cream soda! … New idioms dictionary
give one's eyeteeth for — (or to be) do anything in order to have or be something I d give my eyeteeth for a lover … Useful english dictionary
To have cut one's eyeteeth — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut one's eyeteeth on — See: CUT TEETH(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
cut one's eyeteeth on — See: CUT TEETH(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ one's\ eyeteeth\ on — See: cut teeth(2) … Словарь американских идиом
cut one's eyeteeth — phrasal or cut one s wisdom teeth : to acquire wisdom or sophistication … Useful english dictionary