in the teeth of

in the teeth of
phrasal 1. in or into direct contact or collision with <
sailing in the teeth of a hurricane — Current Biography
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2. in direct opposition to <
rule had…been imposed by conquest in the teeth of obstinate resistance — A. J. Toynbee
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • To the teeth — Tooth Tooth (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t[ o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. odoy s …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • in the teeth of — phrasal 1. : in or into direct contact or collision with : so as directly to confront or be confronted with headed north in the teeth of the steadily rising gale N.R.Raine in the teeth of conditions to drive a normal actor crazy Kenneth Tynan 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • to the teeth — adverb : completely, fully armed to the teeth a theory in which my father upheld her to the teeth Della Lutes * * * to the teeth : fully or completely The men were armed to the teeth. [=the men had a lot of weapons] …   Useful english dictionary

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