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
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
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)
There are some people who, when they say a queer thing, set one's teeth on edge; and there are others who, when they use the same words, raise only a smile.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
What one wants is something to set one's teeth in.
From A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
