Idiom
cut one's teeth
Meaning
To begin; to gain early experience.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She cut her teeth working at a small local bakery.”
“Many famous journalists cut their teeth at small newspapers before moving to the big city.”
“The young architect cut his teeth on minor residential renovations, eventually gaining the expertise required to lead the design of the city's new museum.”
Examples
simple
“She cut her teeth working at a small local bakery.”
contextual
“Many famous journalists cut their teeth at small newspapers before moving to the big city.”
complex
“The young architect cut his teeth on minor residential renovations, eventually gaining the expertise required to lead the design of the city's new museum.”
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