not to put a tooth in it

phrase

To speak plainly and directly.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. IrelandTo speak plainly and directly.

    Not to put a tooth in it, Mr O'Brien, you were drunk.

    2018, Henry Murphy, A Night at the Inns and Other Stories
    1 more example

    Not to put a tooth in it, my wife bled like a stuck pig […]

    2001, Terry Prone, Mirror, Mirror: Confessions of a Plastic Surgery Addict
Cite this entry
APA

not to put a tooth in it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20to%20put%20a%20tooth%20in%20it

MLA

“not to put a tooth in it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20to%20put%20a%20tooth%20in%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not to put a tooth in it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20to%20put%20a%20tooth%20in%20it.

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