set someone's teeth on edge

Related to word: tooth

Idiom

Definition

  1. To cause someone to feel very annoyed or irritated, especially by a grating or unpleasant sound.

    (尤指噪音)使(某人)非常惱火或感到極度不悅。

    • The sound of his fingernails scraping the chalkboard really set my teeth on edge.

      他的指甲刮黑板的声音真的讓我感到非常惱火。

    • Her constant whining set my teeth on edge.

      她不斷的抱怨讓我感到非常煩躁。

    • The sound of him scraping his fork on the plate really sets my teeth on edge.

      他用叉子刮盤子的聲音真的讓我感到非常不悅。