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avoir une dent contre quelqu'un

Meaning: Holding a grudge or resentment toward someone.

Language: French

Literally: to have a tooth against someone

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: A tooth as a weapon to bite with; metaphor for bearing malice.

More idioms — Body & Senses

  • avoir le trac — Feeling nervous or anxious before a performance or important event.
  • avoir une grosse tête — Being arrogant, conceited, or thinking highly of oneself.
  • avoir la chair de poule — Experiencing fear, cold, or emotional reaction causing skin reaction.
  • mettre son doigt sur la plaie — Identifying the exact problem or sensitive issue in a situation.
  • faire ses dents — A baby is teething and developing their first teeth.
  • avoir le compas dans l'oeil — Having excellent judgment of distance, measurement, or proportion.

More French idioms

  • tirer les vers du nez — Getting someone to reveal information they want to keep secret.
  • faire la morte — Pretending not to notice something or ignoring a situation.
  • manger ses paroles — Having to take back or admit one was wrong about something said.
  • mettre l'eau à la bouche — Making someone crave or desire something through temptation.
  • tremper son biscuit — Engaging in a brief romantic or intimate encounter.
  • faire un bide — Experiencing complete failure or lack of success.

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