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in the teeth of

in the teeth of preposition: in spite of; in direct opposition to.

Preposition

in the teeth of

  1. in spite of; in direct opposition to
    • Having crossed the Caribbean in the teeth of contrary winds, it was not until the early days of April that the French fleet hove in sight of Cartagena [...]1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood, Chapter XXVII

in the teeth of meaning in Tamil and Arabic

in the teeth of in Tamil

முன்னிடைச்சொல், கடும் தடைகளுக்கிடையே

in the teeth of in Arabic

agree or correspond; to be in harmony
عَلَى اَلرُّغْم مِن ʕalā r-ruḡm min

Questions about in the teeth of

What does in the teeth of mean?
In the teeth of means in spite of; in direct opposition to.
What is in the teeth of in Tamil?
In the teeth of in Tamil is முன்னிடைச்சொல், கடும் தடைகளுக்கிடையே. See In the teeth of meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in the teeth of?
In the teeth of is a preposition.

Words near in the teeth of in the dictionary

  1. in the straw
  2. in the streets
  3. in the swim
  4. in the swim of things
  5. in the tank
  6. in the teeth of
  7. in the thick of
  8. in the thick of it
  9. in the throes of
  10. in the throws of
  11. in the toilet

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