Cut_a_tooth May 2026

: "She cut her journalistic teeth working for a small local newspaper".

Literally, it refers to the process of , specifically when a baby's tooth first begins to push or "break" through the gum line. cut_a_tooth

: "The baby is crying because she’s cutting her first tooth". Figurative Idiom: "Cut one's teeth on" : "She cut her journalistic teeth working for