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cut teeth

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cut teeth
[for a baby or young person] to have new teeth emerging through the gums. Billy is cranky because he's cutting teeth. Ann cut her first tooth this week.
See also: cut, teeth
cut your teeth  (British, American & Australian) also cut your eye teeth (American)
to get your first experience of a particular type of work and learn the basic skills (often + on ) She cut her teeth on a local newspaper before landing a job on a national daily.
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