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What is the meaning of the skin in her teeth?
I think you heard the idiom wrong. It should be "by the skin of her teeth," meaning that she barely succeeded.
What does the idom Its like pulling teeth mean?
This is not an idiom - when you compare two things with "Like" or "As" then you have a simile. This comparison says that something is as hard as pulling teeth out would be. You often hear this said when someone is very reluctant to part with information and it must be pried out of them like pulling teeth one by one.
Who invented the idiom as scarce as hens teeth?
An idiom is a rendition of a combination of words that have a figurative meaning. Most idioms have no clear "inventor".
What is the meaning of pulling someones nose?
In brief it seems falsely translated from the common idiom 'to pull someone's leg', which has the meaning "to trick/fool/kid someone". For example: "Are you pulling my leg?" (Br.) / "Are you kidding me?" (Am.)
What does the idiom pulling teeth mean?
It means its hard to pull someone teeth without them screaming and yelling or whatever which means it hard to teach you something without you not getting it or asking a lot of difficult question.
What is the literal meaning of as rare as hens teeth?
This is not an idiom, so it means what it says. Something is as rare or hard to find as teeth on a female chicken (or any chicken) - chickens are birds, and do not have teeth.
Can you give a sentence using the idiom your pulling my leg?
No, because you have used the term incorrectly. The idiom is YOU'RE pulling my leg, as in YOU ARE doing it."I know you're just pulling my leg when you say you can fly."
When was Pulling Teeth - band - created?
Pulling Teeth - band - was created in 2005.
What is the idiom meaning of to be?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
What is an idiom meaning in a teasing manner?
Yanking your chain,' means to insult someone in a teasing manner, perhaps convincing them of something untrue. This is also called 'pulling your leg.'
What is the meaning of the idiom don't try to pull the wool over my eyes?
Pulling the wool over one's eyes means fooling them -- they are saying "don't try to fool me."
What does the idiom you are pulling my chain mean?
It means you are lying to me or trying to fool me.
