| Tues. chat 6 Aug 2013 |
Subject: Tues. chat 6 Aug 2013 by captmike13 on 2013/8/6 10:08:36 Good morning gang. Not much going on today but work. I need to help the wife move things around after work today. The spare bedroom is a little cluttered and needs to be cleaned up. I'm a bit late but Happy Aniversery Tommy. Word of the Day Tuesday, August 06, 2013 eyetooth\ AHY-tooth \, noun; 1. Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye. idiom: 1. cut one's eyeteeth , a. to gain sophistication or experience; become worldly-wise. b. Also, cut one's eyeteeth on. to be initiated or gain one's first experience in (a career, hobby, skill, etc.). 2. give one's eyeteeth , to give something one considers very precious, usually in exchange for an object or situation one desires: She would give her eyeteeth for that job . Origin: Eyetooth came to English in the late 1500s as a blend of eye and tooth . This tooth received its name because of its position beneath or next to the eye. |
