pull teeth

pʊl tiːθ
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Translation of pull teeth from English into Dutch

Verbal expression

1.

dentistry

remove teeth from someone's mouth
tanden trekken
  • The dentist had to pull teeth to relieve the pain.De tandarts moest tanden trekken om de pijn te verlichten.
2.

difficulty

USdo something very difficult or unpleasantUS
heel moeilijk zijn een zware klus klaren
  • Convincing him to help was like trying to pull teeth.Hem overtuigen om te helpen was als een zware klus klaren.
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Examples of pull teeth in a sentence

  • They needed to pull teeth before fitting the braces.
  • Getting a straight answer from him is like pulling teeth.
  • Organizing the event was like pulling teeth.

Translations of "pull teeth" in Context ordered by category and frequency

tanden trekken

We can pull teeth to stop the ID, but they can still DNA test.

We konden hun tanden trekken, maar d an had je nog steeds de DNA test.

Well, we can pull teeth to stop the I.D., but they can still D.N.A. test.

We konden hun tanden trekken, maar d an had je nog steeds de DNA test.

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