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in the teeth of something
idiom
If something happens or is done in the teeth of difficulties, the difficulties cause problems but do not stop it: 违抗;不顾
The road was built in the teeth of fierce opposition from the public.这条道路是在公众的强烈反对下修起来的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
after
again
at any rateidiom
at leastidiom
best
but
disjunctive
given
however
in the face of somethingidiom
least
mind
nevertheless
nonetheless
rate
slice
spite
though
tooth
when
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