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not to put a tooth in it

not to put a tooth in it phrase: to speak plainly and directly.

Phrase

not to put a tooth in it

  1. (Ireland) To speak plainly and directly.
    • Not to put a tooth in it, my wife bled like a stuck pig […]2001, Terry Prone, Mirror, Mirror: Confessions of a Plastic Surgery Addict
    • Not to put a tooth in it, Mr O'Brien, you were drunk.2018, Henry Murphy, A Night at the Inns and Other Stories

Questions about not to put a tooth in it

What does not to put a tooth in it mean?
Not to put a tooth in it means to speak plainly and directly.
What part of speech is not to put a tooth in it?
Not to put a tooth in it is a phrase.

Words near not to put a tooth in it in the dictionary

  1. not the sharpest tool in the box
  2. not the sharpest tool in the shed
  3. not to be outdone
  4. not to brag
  5. not to mention
  6. not to put a tooth in it
  7. not to put too fine a point on it
  8. not to put too fine a word on it
  9. not to say
  10. not to speak of
  11. not to worry

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