gnash teeth

gnash (one's) teeth

To erupt or lash out in anger. The boss will definitely start gnashing his teeth once he hears about this printing mishap.

gnash one's teeth

Fig. to grind or bite noisily with one's teeth. Bill clenched his fists and gnashed his teeth in anger. The wolf gnashed its teeth and chased after the deer.

gnash one's teeth

Express a strong emotion, usually rage, as in When Jonah found out he was not going to be promoted, he gnashed his teeth. This expression is actually redundant, since gnash means "to strike the teeth together." Edmund Spenser used it in The Faerie Queene (1590): "And both did gnash their teeth." [Late 1500s]

gnash one's teeth, to

To express one’s anger or frustration. This term, dating from the late sixteenth century, is redundant, since to gnash means “to strike the teeth together.” Today the verb is practically always figurative (no one actually strikes the teeth together) and is never heard except in this cliché. The King James Bible of 1611 has it: “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 8:12).

词组	gnash teeth
释义	gnash teeth gnash (one's) teeth To erupt or lash out in anger. The boss will definitely start gnashing his teeth once he hears about this printing mishap. See also: gnash, teeth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. gnash one's teeth Fig. to grind or bite noisily with one's teeth. Bill clenched his fists and gnashed his teeth in anger. The wolf gnashed its teeth and chased after the deer. See also: gnash, teeth McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. gnash one's teeth Express a strong emotion, usually rage, as in When Jonah found out he was not going to be promoted, he gnashed his teeth. This expression is actually redundant, since gnash means "to strike the teeth together." Edmund Spenser used it in The Faerie Queene (1590): "And both did gnash their teeth." [Late 1500s] See also: gnash, teeth The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. gnash one's teeth, to To express one’s anger or frustration. This term, dating from the late sixteenth century, is redundant, since to gnash means “to strike the teeth together.” Today the verb is practically always figurative (no one actually strikes the teeth together) and is never heard except in this cliché. The King James Bible of 1611 has it: “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 8:12). See also: gnash The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: gnash gnash (one's) teeth gnash one's teeth gnash your teeth hell's teeth grit one's teeth, to drop (one's) teeth drop one’s teeth drop teeth grit teeth References in periodicals archive Every negative assessment has us powering up PCs to wail and gnash teeth because someone who used to play for Sheff Wed in the 1970s has us down for relegation. A VIEW FROM THE GALLOWGATE Android finally lets you take screenshots without requiring users to install apps, pull hair, or gnash teeth. How is it done? 10 coolest Android Ice Cream Sandwich features Editors across the land gnash teeth and scratch heads, attempting fresh ways to reach readers, younger audiences, doing what they can to keep the business relevant in a busy, crazy world. Let the laugh not be the goal: editors, cartoonists face the same issues
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