set someone's teeth on edge
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set someone's teeth on edge
verb sets someone's teeth on edge · setting someone's teeth on edge · set someone's teeth on edge
- To irritate or strike as unpleasant. I can't stand his squeaky voice. It always sets my teeth on edge.
- To cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in one's teeth, as when acids are brought into contact with them. For sounds, we see that the grating of a law, or any very harsh noise, will set the teeth on edge, and make all the body shiver
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verb to irritate or be unpleasant
| Русский | раздража́ть razdražátʹ |
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verb to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth
| Español | dar dentera |
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| Italiano | allegare, allappare, far venire il mal di denti |
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