English · Idiom Historical

to cast into one's teeth

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To utter reproaches. All his faults observed, Set in a note-book, learned, and conned by rote, To cast into my teeth.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nói lời trách móc.

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Teeth Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to cast into one's teeth” mean?

To utter reproaches. All his faults observed, Set in a note-book, learned, and conned by rote, To cast into my teeth.

Is “to cast into one's teeth” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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