bare (one's) teeth



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bare (one's) teeth

To display an angry, violent, and/or threatening reaction to or against something or someone, as does a dog or wolf when threatened. I will bare my teeth to anyone who tries to take away my land. We seemed to be getting along just fine, but she suddenly bared her teeth when I brought up religion.
See also: bare, teeth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mintxo-Basque
Juhan-Estonian
Iulian-Romanian
Theodorathee-ə-DAWR-ə (English)English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Nkechi-Western African, Igbo
Heli (1)-Biblical, Biblical Latin