bare one’s teeth

to behave aggressively towards somebody; to vent anger on somebody; to scold.

Whenever there was a tiff between the husband and his wife, the wife, being a termagant, would bare her teeth. (In the phrase ‘bare one’s teeth, one’s can be replaced by an appropriate pronoun as required.)

by uttam maharjan November 3, 2011

Bare Maximum

When a turbine mechanics exceeds expectations on cleanliness of components on a steam turbine

Zach gave the bare maximum on cleaning the valves stops.

by 10761dkm April 3, 2025

barely bloody

Bloody Mary with way too much vodka in it.

You can see right through this barely bloody.

by K-ILL April 7, 2016