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 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)
What one wants is something to set one's teeth in.
From Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Neither of them ventured to question Peter, but Emma Campbell began to have frequent spells of "wrastlin' wid de sperit," and her long, lugubrious "speretuals" were dismal enough to set one's teeth on edge.
From The Purple Heights by Oemler, Marie Conway
