eyetooth
Americannoun
plural
eyeteeth-
Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye.
idioms
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cut one's eyeteeth,
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to gain sophistication or experience; become worldly-wise.
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Also cut one's eyeteeth on. to be initiated or gain one's first experience in (a career, hobby, skill, etc.).
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give one's eyeteeth, to give something one considers very precious, usually in exchange for an object or situation one desires.
She would give her eyeteeth for that job.
noun
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either of the two canine teeth in the upper jaw
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to go to any lengths to achieve or obtain (something)
I'd give my eyeteeth for a radio as good as that
Etymology
Origin of eyetooth
Example Sentences
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A snob, a bully and a coarser man than his creator seems to believe, Brad has a Southernness as sensitive as an aching eyetooth.
From Time Magazine Archive
British Foreign Secretary Ernie Bevin, winding up talks in Washington this week, was leaving behind a personal memento: his lower eyetooth, yanked a fortnight ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
"For every Greenfield, there are literally scores of other communities who would give their eyetooth for a Wal-Mart store," says Wal-Mart spokesman Don Shinkle.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he also knew that when a dog lowers his head and growls, showing his eyetooth, he means business.
From His Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson
Having practiced many times before a mirror, he did not think that any possible watcher would have noticed how his thumb slipped briefly inside his mouth to give one eyetooth a slight twist.
From The Wedge by Fyfe, Horace Brown
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