cut one's teeth
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cut one's teeth
verb cuts one's teeth · cutting one's teeth · cut one's teeth
- To begin; to gain early experience. He cut his teeth on flying model airplanes as a child, so aeronautical engineering came naturally.
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verb gain early experience
| Español | hacer sus pinitos, hacer sus primeras armas |
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| Français | faire ses dents, se faire les dents sur ... |
| Italiano | farsi le ossa, fare la gavetta |
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