be long in the tooth Idiom, Proverb

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sugar After dinner we'll serve mints. Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.

an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)

equal punishment or revenge Canadian laws do not demand an eye for an eye.

eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

every crime or injury should be punished or paid back Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.

fight tooth and nail

fight fiercely or with all one

fine-tooth comb

great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but were unable to find the missing credit card.

fine-toothed comb

(See a fine-toothed comb)

long in the tooth

old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he's long in the tooth - too old.

sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sweets A piece of dark chocolate will satisfy my sweet tooth. Yum!

tooth and nail

(See fight tooth and nail)

be continued in the tooth

To be old. Animals' teeth, abnormally those of horses, are anticipation to be an indicator of age. As animals age, their gums recede, and their teeth attending longer. Our poor cat is so continued in the tooth that he struggles aloof walking about the abode these days. She's a little continued in the tooth to still be working—do you anticipate she'll anytime retire?Learn more: long, tooth

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