make someone's teeth itch

verb

To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.

“The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.”

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Meanings

verbmake someone's teeth itch (third-person singular simple present makes someone's teeth itch, present participle making someone's teeth itch, simple past and past participle made someone's teeth itch)

present singular third person makes someone's teeth itch · participle present making someone's teeth itch · participle past made someone's teeth itch · past made someone's teeth itch

  1. idiomaticTo bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.

    The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.

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Chicago

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