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cast in someone's teeth

cast in someone's teeth verb: to accuse someone of something, or reproach them for it.

Verb

cast in someone's teeth (third-person singular simple present casts in someone's teeth, present participle casting in someone's teeth, simple past and past participle cast in someone's teeth)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accuse someone of something, or reproach them for it.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To fling some remark at someone, such as a taunt or a challenge.

Synonyms of cast in someone's teeth

Forms of cast in someone's teeth

third-person singular presentcasts in someone's teeth
present participlecasting in someone's teeth
past participlecast in someone's teeth
pastcast in someone's teeth

Questions about cast in someone's teeth

What does cast in someone's teeth mean?
Cast in someone's teeth means to accuse someone of something, or reproach them for it.
What part of speech is cast in someone's teeth?
Cast in someone's teeth is a verb.
What is the past tense of cast in someone's teeth?
The past tense of cast in someone's teeth is cast in someone's teeth.

Words near cast in someone's teeth in the dictionary

  1. cast down
  2. cast fossil
  3. cast fossils
  4. cast in concrete
  5. cast in one's lot with
  6. cast in someone's teeth
  7. cast iron
  8. Cast Iron Shore
  9. cast irons
  10. cast light on
  11. cast loose

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