Cut Your Teeth On (Something)

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Definition: To get your very first experience of something: to learn it right at the beginning, when you're new, clumsy, and still figuring it out.
Example: As a teacher, I cut my teeth on in-person group classes, teaching from a textbook.

S2 · EP24A Mouthful of Beginnings

A second lost tooth, a teething baby, and the messy start of learning anything new. Tayvin on two tooth idioms that bookend a journey: where you begin, and what you commit to for the long haul.

S2 · EP28Old Friends, New Harmonies

A concert, an old friendship, and two expressions for looking back: walking down memory lane and recognizing a blast from the past. Tayvin revisits early singing memories and the friends who unexpectedly brought them back to life.

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