give your eye teeth for

give (one's) eyeteeth for (something)

To go to any length or relinquish anything of value in order to obtain some specific thing in return. Almost always used after the modal verb "would." Oh, I would give my eyeteeth for curly hair like yours. She said she'd give her eyeteeth for a chance to meet the singer in person.

give your eye teeth for

go to any lengths in order to obtain something.

The eye teeth are the two canine teeth in the upper jaw.

1930 W. Somerset Maugham Cakes & Ale He'd give his eye-teeth to have written a book half as good.

词组	give your eye teeth for
释义	give your eye teeth for give (one's) eyeteeth for (something) To go to any length or relinquish anything of value in order to obtain some specific thing in return. Almost always used after the modal verb "would." Oh, I would give my eyeteeth for curly hair like yours. She said she'd give her eyeteeth for a chance to meet the singer in person. See also: eyetooth, give Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give your eye teeth for go to any lengths in order to obtain something. The eye teeth are the two canine teeth in the upper jaw. 1930 W. Somerset Maugham Cakes & Ale He'd give his eye-teeth to have written a book half as good. See also: eye, give, teeth Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: give (one's) eyeteeth for (something) give your eye teeth for something/to do something would give your eye teeth give eyeteeth give one's eyeteeth give (one's) eyeteeth bag it bag someone bagged bagging
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