In the teeth of idiom sentence

Q: Where does the idiom long in the tooth come from?

A horses teeth grow with age, and the length of the front teeth is often used as an indicator of equine age. Thus long in the tooth equates to old age.

in the teeth of (something)

1. In spite of; notwithstanding. Some people still believe vaccinations to be harmful in the teeth of thousands of scientific studies proving otherwise. In the teeth of the boss's disapproval, we decided to go forward with the project anyway.

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Is Pulling teeth an idiom?

2. When threatened by or confronted with. It's hard to be an optimist in the teeth of so much tragedy and turmoil in the news each day. The plane turned into the teeth of a horrible storm.

in the teeth of

1. Straight into, confronting, as in The ship was headed in the teeth of the gale. [Late 1200s]

2. In opposition to or defiance of, as in She stuck to her position in the teeth of criticism by the board members. [Late 1700s] Also see fly in the face of.

3. Facing danger or threats, as in The tribe was in the teeth of starvation. [Early 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

in the teeth of

1 directly against (the wind). 2 in spite of or contrary to (opposition or difficulty).

2 2001 Fast Company Magazine All of these solid performances occurred in the teeth of a global economic slowdown.

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in the teeth of (something)
in the teeth of danger, opposition, etc.
in face of (something)
in the face of
in the face of (something)
in the face of something
for all that
dodge
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1 In the teeth of the longest recession since the 1930s, the company continues to perform well.

2 The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism.

3 Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.

4 The road was built in the teeth of fierce opposition from the public.

5 I was battling my way along the promenade in the teeth of a force ten gale.

6 They crossed the bay in the teeth of a howling gale.

7 They crossed the Atlantic in the teeth of a force 10 wind.

8 The new law was passed in the teeth of strong opposition.

9 In many places it advanced in the teeth of opposition.

10 He walked right in the road in the teeth of advancing traffic and almost got hit several times.

11 In the teeth of enormous social sanctions, women are making their own sexual choices.

12 Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from a vigorous local campaign.

13 The state is in the teeth of the worst snowstorm in a decade.

14 We're steaming in the teeth of the wind.

15 We persevered even in the teeth of organized opposition.

16 A disfigurement in the teeth of humans mottled enamel has been recognized for many years.

17 We will take our own way in the teeth of all opposition.

18 The scientists found the enzyme in the teeth of immature pigs and unborn rats.

19 The sailing boat could make little progress in the teeth of the wind.

20 Walking in the teeth of the wind,[www.Sentencedict.com] they made slow progress.

21 The tugboat sailed in the teeth of the wind triumphantly.

22 I simply do not have the manpower to make arrests in the teeth of such concerted action.

23 Science has to cling to the available evidence even in the teeth of seeming contradiction.

24 It means blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence.

25 For I will, if I have to - and marry you in the teeth of them all.

26 On stormy nights it had been exhilarating to fly in the teeth of the wind.

27 Above all, Mrs Merkel has stayed popular—more consistently so than any chancellor since Konrad Adenauer. And she has accomplished this in the teeth of Germany's worst recession since the war.

28 They launch the products and services that win customers in the teeth of tough competition.

29 We'd be quicker trying a zig - zag course than rowing in the teeth of this wind.

30 Quite the contrary, they need to temper and develop themselves and win new positions in the teeth of criticism and in the storm and stress of struggle.

More similar words: beethoven, at the thought of, deep in thought, seethe, see that, whether, sweeten, sweetener, method, ethoxy, get hold of, synthetic, on the table, forethought, methodical, methodology, even though, scientific method, in the way, in that, plinth, in the end, in the air, in the way of, in the dark, in the open, in the past, in the main, in the least, labyrinth.

What does taking in the teeth mean?

To do or begin doing something with decisive, independent resolve.

Where does the idiom long in the tooth come from?

A horse's teeth grow with age, and the length of the front teeth is often used as an indicator of equine age. Thus 'long in the tooth' equates to old age.

How do you use armed to the teeth in a sentence?

: carrying many weapons The police were armed to the teeth.

Is Pulling teeth an idiom?

Like pulling teeth is an idiom. We will examine the meaning of the expression like pulling teeth, where it came from and some examples of its use in sentences.