cut eyeteeth on (something)
cut eyeteeth on (something)
To gain experience with something, especially at a young age. A reference to one's teeth coming in when one is a child; eyeteeth are the canines. Oh, I cut my eyeteeth on those kinds of equations! Give me a challenging problem for a change! Jen may be young, but she cut her eyeteeth on academic writing, so her perspective and expertise will be invaluable to us.
See also: cut, eyetooth, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cut one's eyeteeth on something
Fig. to grow up experiencing something; to have had the experience of dealing with something [successfully] at a very early age. My grandfather taught me how to fish, so I cut my eyeteeth on fishing. Fred cut his eyeteeth on writing; both his parents were authors.
See also: cut, eyetooth, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- cut (one's) eyeteeth
- cut one's eyeteeth
- eyetooth
- cut (one's) eyeteeth on (something)
- cut eyeteeth on
- cut one's teeth on, to
- give one's eyeteeth for, to
- get one's teeth into (something), to
- give one's right arm, to
- be long in the tooth