set one's teeth on edge

English

Verb

set one's teeth on edge

To irritate or strike as unpleasant.
I can't stand his squeaky voice. It always sets my teeth on edge.
To cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in one's teeth, as when acids are brought into contact with them.
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Translations

to irritate or be unpleasant

Russian: раздража́ть (ru) impf (razdražátʹ)

to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth

Italian: allegare (it), allappare (it)

Spanish: dar dentera

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