set one's teeth
Example Sentences
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It was a noise that set one’s teeth on edge and bristled the hair at the back of one’s neck.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Half a dozen musicians at the further end were making unearthly discords: shrieking and wailing instruments set one's teeth on edge and went down one's back like cold water.
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
The noise he made was more like the squeaking of a pencil on a slate; it set one's teeth on edge; the violin itself seemed to squeal with pain.
From The Four Feathers by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
There were showers of sparks and a ringing from the sledge-hammers in the large smithy, and sharp blows of hammers, while the files shrieked and whistled and set one's teeth on edge.
From One of Life's Slaves by Muir, Jessie
The interior, all gilt and glitter, set one's teeth on edge, but that did not alter the outward effect.
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
