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in spite of someone's teeth

in spite of someone's teeth prepositional phrase: in someone's face; in defiance of opposition from someone.

Prepositional phrase

  1. in someone's face; in defiance of opposition from someone
    • Poor Would-be became a debauchee through mere bashfulness, and a foolish sort of modesty, that has made many a man drunk in spite of his teeth.1823, The British Essayists: Connoisseur, page 137

Questions about in spite of someone's teeth

What does in spite of someone's teeth mean?
In spite of someone's teeth means in someone's face; in defiance of opposition from someone.
What part of speech is in spite of someone's teeth?
In spite of someone's teeth is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in spite of someone's teeth in the dictionary

  1. in special
  2. in specie
  3. in spirit
  4. in spite of
  5. in spite of oneself
  6. in spite of someone's teeth
  7. in splendor
  8. in splendour
  9. in splits
  10. in state
  11. in statu nascendi

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