give an eye-tooth

A form of give one's eye-teeth — To sacrifice something valuable.

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Meanings

verbgive an eye-tooth (third-person singular simple present gives an eye-tooth, present participle giving an eye-tooth, simple past gave an eye-tooth, past participle given an eye-tooth)

present singular third person gives an eye-tooth · participle present giving an eye-tooth · past gave an eye-tooth · participle past given an eye-tooth

  1. alternativeAlternative form of give one's eye-teeth.

    How his frown Hath scatter'd them like leaves! they fly from him As nimbly as their bodies had no more weight Than their petitions. I would give an eye-tooth, To read but three lines.

    c. 1639 published 1655, James Shirley, The Politician, act 1, scene 1, from The dramatic works and poems of James Shirley, page 94
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