set one's teeth
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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
What one wants is something to set one's teeth in.
From A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 by Mrs. Humphry Ward
The machine-like gestures of the little preachers with arms too short for the work, were answered by words learned by rote, so false as to set one's teeth on edge.
From The Nabob, Volume 1 by George Burnham Ives
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 A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
They say he will be here in the summer, and one will have to set one's teeth and shake hands with him.
From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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