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
A red hat on a purple chair would set one's teeth on edge, in model or picture.
From The Psychology of Beauty by Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer
The tone of the Assistant Commissioner’s remarks had been sour enough to set one’s teeth on edge.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
All she knew about Miss McGill was that she usually wore so many shades of purple and pink and blue that the clashing colours set one's teeth on edge.
From The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
What one wants is something to set one's teeth in.
From A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
