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
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)
The interior, all gilt and glitter, set one's teeth on edge, but that did not alter the outward effect.
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
A red hat on a purple chair would set one's teeth on edge, in model or picture.
From The Psychology of Beauty by Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer
They say he will be here in the summer, and one will have to set one's teeth and shake hands with him.
From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
