done with great
concentration or
mental effort (from the tendency to put the tongue between the teeth at such a
time). And
boy, of all the tongue-between-the-teeth actions, you know!
- A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) done with great
concentration or
mental effort (from the tendency to put the tongue between the teeth at such a
time). And
boy, of all the tongue-between-the-teeth actions, you know!
-A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) a coined
phrase meaning done with great
effort. This is possibly an allusion to the tendency of some people to
bite on their tongue or to
place it between their teeth when they are trying
hard to do something.
immediately sorry for what one has said. A variation of
bite (one's) tongue off. Of all the tongue-between-the-teeth actions, you know!
- A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) immediately sorry for what one has said. A variation of
bite (one's) tongue off.