cut one's teeth, real/with teeth, in the teeth of , put teeth in ...give your eyeteeth for something, “Are you crazy? People would give their eye teeth to be in that gallery!"

After Documenta [a world summit of contemporary art in Kassel, Germany] in 1997, I had a letter from Marian saying would I join the gallery. I’d never heard of her, I was in Johannesburg. But I asked about and people said, “Are you crazy? People would give their eye teeth to be in that gallery!" And that started a 25-year connection to Marian.

1997年卡塞爾文獻展（德國卡塞爾當代藝術世界高峰會）之後，我收到瑪麗安的來信，問我願不願意加入她的畫廊。我之前從未聽說過她，當時我在約翰尼斯堡。但我還是打聽了一下，人們都說：「你瘋了嗎？誰不想加入那個畫廊呢！」就這樣，我和瑪麗安開始了長達25年的合作關係。

 Put teeth in Google privacy fines
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(CNN) -- This week Germany levied a fine against Google for one of the biggest wiretapping violations in history. The fine? Less than $200,000. Google's net profits in 2012? More than $10 billion. Imagine a driver of a fancy car caught for speeding and ...

谷歌隱私罰款的威懾力

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（CNN）—本週，德國對谷歌處以罰款，原因是其涉嫌歷史上最大的竊聽違規行為之一。罰款金額？不到20萬美元。谷歌2012年的淨利？超過100億美元。想像一下，一個開著豪車的司機因為超速被抓…

"France has no tradition of investigative journalism," Gerard Davet, one of the first true proponents of the trade, told Deutsche Welle. A gaunt, soft-spoken 44-year-old, Davet cut his teeth on political scandals at local daily Le Parisien before moving to national daily and journal of reference Le Monde, where he has been sticking those teeth, these past nine years, into Nicolas Sarkozy.

「法國沒有調查性新聞的傳統，」最早真正倡導調查性新聞的傑拉德·達維特告訴德國之聲。達維特身材瘦削，說話輕聲細語，44歲。他早年在地方日報《巴黎人報》累積了報道政治醜聞的經驗，之後轉投全國性日報和權威刊物《世界報》。過去九年裡，他一直對尼古拉·薩科齊窮追猛打。

據卡羅回憶，約翰遜當時回應道：“那麼，總統這個職位到底是做什麼的？”

According to Caro, Johnson responded, “Well, what the hell’s the presidency for?”

This is the question every president must ask and answer. For Lyndon Johnson in the final weeks of 1963, the presidency was for two things: passing a civil rights bill with teeth, to replace the much weaker 1957 law he’d helped to pass as Senate majority leader, and launching the War on Poverty.
這是每位總統都必須思考並回答的問題。對於1963年最後幾週的林登·約翰遜來說，總統的職責有兩點：一是推動通過一項真正有效的民權法案，以取代他作為參議院多數黨領袖時曾參與通過的、效力遠遜於1957年的那項法案；二是發起“向貧困宣戰”。

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cut one's teeth

Also, cut one's eyeteeth on. Get one's first experience by doing, or learn early in life, as in I cut my teeth on this kind of layout or He cut his eyeteeth on magazine editing. This term alludes to the literal verb to cut teeth, meaning "to have teeth first emerge through a baby's gums," a usage dating from the late 1600s.

in the teeth of ...

(1) …に面と向かって, さからって.
(2) …をものともせず, …に反対して.

tooth

Pronunciation: /tuːθ/

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Definition of tooth

noun (plural teeth /tiːθ/)

• 1each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing: he clenched his teeth [as modifier]:tooth decay
• each of a number of hard, pointed structures in or around the mouth of some invertebrates, functioning in the physical breakdown of food.
• (teeth) genuine power or effectiveness of an organization or in a law or agreement:the Charter would be fine if it had teeth and could be enforced
• (teeth) used in curses or exclamations:Hell’s teeth!

• 2a projecting part on a tool or other instrument, especially one of a series that function or engage together, such as a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw.
• a projecting part on an animal or plant, especially one of a jagged or dentate row on the margin of a leaf or shell.

• 3 [in singular] an appetite or liking for a particular thing:what a tooth for fruit a monkey has!

• 4 [mass noun] roughness given to a surface to allow colour or glue to adhere: the paper used in copying machines is good as it has tooth and takes ink well

Phrases

fight tooth and nail

fight very fiercely.

get (or sink) one's teeth into

work energetically and productively on (a task):the course gives students something to get their teeth into

in the teeth of

directly against (the wind): in the teeth of the gale we set off for the farm

in spite of (opposition or difficulty):the firm has expanded its building contracting division in the teeth of recession

set someone's teeth on edge

see edge.

Derivatives

toothed

adjective

tooth-like

adjective

If you would give your eyeteeth for something, you would like it very much.

非常喜歡…;非常想得到…

Most people would give their eyeteeth for hair like yours.

I'd give my eye teeth to see that.

A 44% approval rating is something any political party would give its eye teeth for.

Eye teeth are the upper canine teeth (or cuspids) located in the third position from the center of the mouth, between the incisors and premolars. They are named for their position directly below the eyes. These long, sharp, and strong teeth are crucial for biting and tearing food, maintaining jaw structure, and guiding the alignment of other teeth. 

Key Facts About Eye Teeth:

• Location: They are the upper canine teeth, often called "cuspids" or "canines".
• Purpose: They tear food and help maintain the proper shape of the mouth and alignment of teeth.
• Appearance: They are generally the longest, most pointed, and strongest teeth in the mouth, often appearing more prominent than surrounding teeth.
• Eruption: Permanent eye teeth typically emerge around ages 11–13, often after neighboring teeth have already erupted.
• Common Issues: Due to their late eruption, they are prone to becoming "impacted" (stuck in the gum/palate) or crowded due to lack of space.
• Dental Care: If impacted, they often require orthodontic treatment, such as exposing or bringing down the tooth. 

Note: In rare surgical cases (tooth-in-eye surgery), a patient's tooth may be used to restore sight, though this is unrelated to the common anatomical term.