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词组 set your teeth on edge
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Idiom
set your teeth on edgeset (your) teeth on edge
to annoy you or make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
Jason used his knife to scratch our initials into the wall, which was nice to do but made a noise that set my teeth on edge.
Related vocabulary: on edge
idiomset your teeth on edge1 if something that you hear, taste, or smell sets your teeth on edge, it gives you an uncomfortable feeling because it is very unpleasant:The young mangoes were so sour they set our teeth on edge - but we still ate them.The saw grated against the bars with a sound that set my teeth on edge.2 used in order to say that a situation or someone's behaviour is unpleasant and gives you an uncomfortable feeling:He never looked at me, and spoke with an insincere politeness that set my teeth on edge.Jenny and Sam were always whispering together, and it set my teeth on edge.

set (one's) teeth on edge

1. To greatly irritate or annoy one, especially to the point of affecting one's nerves. Nothing sets my teeth on edge like seeing these cyclists run every red light in town! I don't know what it is about Terry, but there's something about his demeanor that just sets my teeth on edge.
2. To cause one to be upset, nervous, or uncomfortable. Please don't tell me about your surgery, it sets my teeth on edge hearing about medical procedures.

set your teeth on edge

If something sets your teeth on edge, you find it extremely annoying or unpleasant. His casual arrogance never failed to set my teeth on edge. He stood and took down the painting. Something about it had lately been setting his teeth on edge.
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