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单词 bare one's teeth
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bare one's teeth


Also, show one's teeth. Indicate hostility and readiness to fight, as in His refusal to accept my offer made it clear I'd have to bare my teeth, or In this instance, calling in a lawyer is showing one's teeth. This figurative term transfers the snarl of a dog to human anger. It first was recorded as show one's teeth in 1615.

Words nearby bare one's teeth

Barenboim, bare necessities, Barents, Barents Sea, bare one's soul, bare one's teeth, bare-root, baresark, baresthesia, baresthesiometer, bar examination
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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