의미: eyeteetheye·tooth n. (pl. -teeth[-tìːθ]) 1 송곳니, 견치(canine tooth) 《특히 윗니의》 2 가장 중요한 것 cut one's eyeteeth (1) 세상 물정을 알게 되다, 어른이 되다, 경험을 쌓다 (2) <학문·기능 등을> 처음으로 배우다 give one's eyeteeth for …을 얻기 위해서라면 어떤 희생이라도 치르다
eyeteeth 관용구
cut one's eyeteeth on
Idiom(s): cut one's eyeteeth on sth
Theme: TRAINING
to have done something since one was very young; to have much experience at something. (Folksy.) • Do I know about cars? I cut my eyeteeth on cars. • I cut my eyeteeth on Bach. I can whistle everything he wrote.
give one's eyeteeth Also, give one's right arm. Go to any lengths to obtain, as in She'd give her eyeteeth for a mink coat, or He'd give his right arm for a new car. These hyperbolic expressions both allude to something precious, the eyeteeth (or canines) being useful for both biting and chewing and the right arm a virtual necessity for the 90 percent of the population who are right-handed. Both date from the first half of the 1900s, when the first replaced give one's eyes, from the mid-1800s.
An eyeteeth idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with eyeteeth, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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