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cut teeth in

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cut your teeth in something

to get your first experience doing a particular kind of work or using a particular skill. He cut his teeth in politics as a campaign manager for a small-town mayor. They had just graduated from law school and were anxious to cut their teeth on a case.

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cut no ice with
cut off nose to spite face
cut out
cut out for
cut own throat
cut some slack
cut teeth

cut teeth in
cut the cord
cut the crap
cut the Gordian knot
cut the ground from under feet
cut through
cut to the chase
cut to the quick

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