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Peymands Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of betwwen your teeth?

Hi
Is this an idiom? "He said between his teeth:"
  

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Yes, it's an idiom, and a very descriptive one at that. If you say something between your teeth it is with mouth barely open, uttered softly, and usually with a negative attitude.

— Philip

  • Yes, it's an idiom, and a very descriptive one at that.
  • If you say something between your teeth it is with mouth barely open, uttered softly, and usually with a negative attitude.
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Yes, it's an idiom, and a very descriptive one at that. If you say something between your teeth it is with mouth barely open, uttered softly, and usually with a negative attitude.
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The more common form of the idiom is

'...he said, through gritted teeth'.

It means talking with our jaws clamped together.

Idiom Definitions for 'Through gritted teeth'

If you do something through gritted teeth, you accept or agree with it against your will and it is obvious t
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He lied between his teeth is an idiom meaning that he told an obvious and blatant lie.

Clive
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Again, I suggest that 'He lied through his teeth' is the more common expression.

Rover
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