Meaning: acknowledge

ək'nɒlɪdʒv.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth ofreport the receipt ofexpress recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance withexpress obligation, thanks, or gratitude foraccept as legally binding and validaccept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

put (one's) teeth on edge Idiom, Proverb

a double-edged sword

a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.

cutting edge

the latest technology, state of the art This picture is the cutting edge - the best in the TV industry.

double-edged sword

(See a double-edged sword)

drive me to the edge

cause me to be nearly mad or insane When those chipmunks sing, it drives me to the edge!

full-fledged

complete, having everything that is needed to be something She became a full-fledged nurse before she went to Saudi Arabia to work for a year.

get a word in edgewise

manage to break into a conversation I couldn

have an edge on

have an advantage (over someone) Their team has an edge on the race to win the high school football championship.

hedge in

keep from getting out or moving freely, block in My car was hedged in by the other cars and I was unable to move it this morning.

hedge your bets

bet safely, bet on two or more horses etc. If you hedge your bets, you have a better chance of winning.

life on the edge

(See live on the edge)

put (one's) teeth on edge

1. To abundantly abrade or abrade one, abnormally to the point of affecting their nerves. (A beneath accepted alternative of "set one's teeth on edge.") Nothing puts my teeth on bend like seeing these abuse cyclists run every red ablaze in town! I don't apperceive what it is about Terry, but there's article about his address that aloof puts my teeth on edge!2. To account one to be upset, nervous, or uncomfortable. Please don't acquaint me about your surgery—it puts my teeth on bend audition about claret and gore!Learn more: edge, on, put, teeth

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More Idioms/Phrases

lie in state lie in wait lie low life in the fast lane life is just a bowl of cherries life is not all guns and roses life of Riley life of the party life on the edge life you lead lifer lift a finger lift a finger (hand) lift my spirits lift/raise a finger light at the end of the tunnel light in the loafers

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