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made someone's teeth itch

made someone's teeth itch is the simple past and past participle of make someone's teeth itch.

Meaning of make someone's teeth itch

Verb

make someone's teeth itch (third-person singular simple present makes someone's teeth itch, present participle making someone's teeth itch, simple past and past participle made someone's teeth itch)

  1. (idiomatic) To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
    • The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.

Questions about made someone's teeth itch

What is made someone's teeth itch the simple past and past participle of?
Made someone's teeth itch is the simple past and past participle of make someone's teeth itch.

Words near made someone's teeth itch in the dictionary

  1. made someone's hair stand on end
  2. made someone's head spin
  3. made someone's jaw drop
  4. made someone's skin crawl
  5. made someone's skin creep
  6. made someone's teeth itch
  7. made someone's toenails curl
  8. made someone's toes curl
  9. made something of
  10. made something of oneself
  11. made sport of

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