set one's teeth
Example Sentences
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It was a noise that set one’s teeth on edge and bristled the hair at the back of one’s neck.
From "1984" by George Orwell
There are some people who, when they say a queer thing, set one's teeth on edge; and there are others who, when they use the same words, raise only a smile.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
Neither of them ventured to question Peter, but Emma Campbell began to have frequent spells of "wrastlin' wid de sperit," and her long, lugubrious "speretuals" were dismal enough to set one's teeth on edge.
From The Purple Heights by Oemler, Marie Conway
Half a dozen musicians at the further end were making unearthly discords: shrieking and wailing instruments set one's teeth on edge and went down one's back like cold water.
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
Five different shades of red on the same hat are enough to set one's teeth on edge.
From The Little Colonel at Boarding-School by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
