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idiomcut your teeth on sthif a young person cuts his or her teeth on a particular piece or type of work, that is the first work that they do, from which they learn to do their job:We were hoping to employ new writers who needed the chance to cut their teeth on something challenging.Carson and his fellow actors had all cut their teeth on Shakespeare.NoteWe say that a baby is cutting its teeth when they begin to appear in its mouth for the first time.
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