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cuts one's eyeteeth

cuts one's eyeteeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut one's eyeteeth.

Meaning of cut one's eyeteeth

Verb

cut one's eyeteeth (third-person singular simple present cuts one's eyeteeth, present participle cutting one's eyeteeth, simple past and past participle cut one's eyeteeth)

  1. To cease to be a child; to become shrewd.

Questions about cuts one's eyeteeth

What is cuts one's eyeteeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts one's eyeteeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut one's eyeteeth.

Words near cuts one's eyeteeth in the dictionary

  1. cuts off more than one can chew
  2. cuts off one's nose to spite one's face
  3. cuts one loose
  4. cuts one's cloth to suit one's purse
  5. cuts one's coat according to one's cloth
  6. cuts one's eyeteeth
  7. cuts one's losses
  8. cuts one's lucky
  9. cuts one's own throat
  10. cuts one's stick
  11. cuts one's teeth

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