mostrare i denti
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to show the teeth”. Compare French montrer les dents.
Verb
[edit]mostràre i denti (first-person singular present móstro i denti, first-person singular past historic mostrài i denti, past participle mostràto i denti, auxiliary avére)
- (idiomatic) to make it clear that one is ready to react aggressively; to bare one's teeth