give (one's) eyeteeth

To go to any length or relinquish anything of value in order to have or be able to do something. Almost always used after the modal verb "would." Oh, I would give my eyeteeth to be able to write like you! You mother has always said she would give her eyeteeth for your beautiful curly hair.

give one's eyeteeth

(for someone or something) Go to give one's right arm (for someone or something).

give one's eyeteeth

Also, give one's right arm. Go to any lengths to obtain, as in She'd give her eyeteeth for a mink coat, or He'd give his right arm for a new car. These hyperbolic expressions both allude to something precious, the eyeteeth (or canines) being useful for both biting and chewing and the right arm a virtual necessity for the 90 percent of the population who are right-handed. Both date from the first half of the 1900s, when the first replaced give one's eyes, from the mid-1800s.

词组	give (one's) eyeteeth
释义	give (one's) eyeteeth give (one's) eyeteeth To go to any length or relinquish anything of value in order to have or be able to do something. Almost always used after the modal verb "would." Oh, I would give my eyeteeth to be able to write like you! You mother has always said she would give her eyeteeth for your beautiful curly hair. See also: eyetooth, give Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give one's eyeteeth (for someone or something) Go to give one's right arm (for someone or something). See also: eyetooth, give McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. give one's eyeteeth Also, give one's right arm. Go to any lengths to obtain, as in She'd give her eyeteeth for a mink coat, or He'd give his right arm for a new car. These hyperbolic expressions both allude to something precious, the eyeteeth (or canines) being useful for both biting and chewing and the right arm a virtual necessity for the 90 percent of the population who are right-handed. Both date from the first half of the 1900s, when the first replaced give one's eyes, from the mid-1800s. See also: eyetooth, give The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: give eyeteeth give one's eyeteeth give your eye teeth for give your eye teeth for something/to do something would give your eye teeth give (one's) eyeteeth for (something) fix on fix on (someone or something) cross over bag it
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