give (your) eye teeth for (something)

give (your) eye teeth for (something)
give (your) eye teeth for (something) informal, informal if you would give your eye teeth for something, you would very much like to have or be that thing.

I'd give my eye teeth for a house like that.

Most women would give their eye teeth to be tall and thin like you.


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  • give your eye teeth for something do something — give your eye teeth for sth/to do sth idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are saying that you want sth very much • I d give my eye teeth to own a car like that. Main entry: ↑eye teeth …   Useful english dictionary

  • would give your eye teeth for something — would give your eye teeth for something/to do something/spoken phrase used for saying that you wish you could have do something very much I’d give my eye teeth for a house like that. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym to want to do… …   Useful english dictionary

  • give your eye teeth for to do something — give your eye teeth for sth/to do sth idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are saying that you want sth very much • I d give my eye teeth to own a car like that. Main entry: ↑eye teeth …   Useful english dictionary

  • give your eye teeth — If you really want something and would be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get it, you would give your eye teeth for it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • give your eye teeth —    If you really want something and would be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get it, you would give your eye teeth for it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • would give your eye teeth to do something — would give your eye teeth for something/to do something/spoken phrase used for saying that you wish you could have do something very much I’d give my eye teeth for a house like that. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym to want to do… …   Useful english dictionary

  • eye teeth — UK US noun Phrases: would give your eye teeth for something ▪ would give your eye teeth to do something * * * ˈeye teeth [eye teeth] noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • eye teeth — UK / US noun would give your eye teeth for something/to do something spoken used for saying that you wish you could have/do something very much I d give my eye teeth for a house like that …   English dictionary

  • eye teeth — PHRASE: V inflects If you say that you would give your eye teeth for something, you mean that you want it very much and you would do anything to get it. [INFORMAL] She has the job most of us would give our eye teeth for …   English dictionary

  • eye teeth — noun would give your eye teeth for/to do something SPOKEN used for saying that you wish you could have/do something very much: I d give my eye teeth for a house like that …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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