German idioms
What does “Haare auf den Zähnen haben” mean?
Haare auf den Zähnen haben
Word for word
To have hairs on one's teeth
What it really means
To be tough, to answer back and give as good as you get. Said of someone you do not mess with.
How we say it in English
To not take any nonsense
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