- (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
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- to gnash one's teeth
- to fume with rage
This idiom is used to describe someone who is extremely angry or frustrated, often to the point of expressing their emotions through physical actions like clenching their teeth.
She said through gritted teeth, "I will never forgive him!"
This idiom can also be used to depict someone who is stewing in anger, feeling a strong sense of indignation or resentment, often without directly expressing it verbally.
She was seething with rage when she saw the unfair treatment.
He fumed with rage, feeling a strong sense of indignation inside.
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yǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿to gnash one's teethyǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de地shuì说to say with gritted teethyǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de地kān看to look with rageyǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de的tài du态度a furious attitudeyǎo咬yá牙qiē切chǐ齿de地rěn nài忍耐to endure with clenched teethyǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de的fèn nù愤怒rage expressed through gnashing teethyǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de的biǎo dá表达an expression of frustrationzài在yǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿Zhōng中in a state of furyyǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de地huí yìng回应to respond with angeryǎo yá qiè chǐ咬牙切齿de地zé bèi责备to blame through gritted teeth