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Phrase(s): set someone’s teeth on edge
1. Fig. [for a scraping sound] to irritate someone’s nerves. • That noise sets my teeth on edge! • Tom’s teeth were set on edge by the incessant screaming of the children. 2. Fig. [for a person or an idea] to upset someone very much. • Her overbearing manner usually sets my teeth on edge. • The very thought of doing that set her teeth on edge.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs