English Idioms from A-Z

Cut Your Teeth On Something

The idiom "cut your teeth on something" means to gain experience or learn how to do something by doing it repeatedly. It is often used to describe a person who has become skilled at something through practice or experience.

For example, if someone says "I cut my teeth on sales by working at a retail store," it means that they gained experience and learned how to sell products by working at the store for a long time.

The phrase "cut your teeth" comes from the idea of a baby cutting their teeth while they are growing up. Just as a baby learns to eat solid food by cutting their teeth on it, a person can learn a new skill by practicing it repeatedly.

Overall, the idiom "cut your teeth on something" is used to describe someone who has become skilled at something through practice and experience.


The usage of the idiom 'Cut Your Teeth On Something' in a sentence

• She cut her teeth on journalism by working as a reporter for a local newspaper.

• He cut his teeth on diplomacy by serving as an ambassador for his country in different nations.

• She cut her teeth on programming by writing simple codes.

• I cut my teeth on learning the alphabet when I was a child.

• He cut his teeth on public speaking by presenting in small gatherings.

• They cut their teeth on entrepreneurship by starting a small business in their college days.

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