in the teeth of
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Preposition
[edit]- in spite of; in direct opposition to
- 1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood, Chapter XXVII:
- Having crossed the Caribbean in the teeth of contrary winds, it was not until the early days of April that the French fleet hove in sight of Cartagena [...]
Translations
[edit]agree or correspond; to be in harmony
|