Meanings
present singular third person casts in someone's teeth · participle present casting in someone's teeth
- idiomatictransitiveTo accuse someone of something, or reproach them for it.
Synonyms: throw something in someone's teeth
- idiomatictransitiveTo fling some remark at someone, such as a taunt or a challenge.
Synonyms: throw something in someone's teeth
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo accuse someone of something, or reproach them for it.
verbTo fling some remark at someone, such as a taunt or a challenge.
Cite this entry
cast in someone's teeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20in%20someone's%20teeth
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