Question of the Day #696

Wong Kar-wai cut his teeth on the bold “As Tears Go By”

From the headline of this article at The Spool.

上記の文で、cut one's teeth onの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "cut one's teeth on" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔仕事などにおいて〕～で経験を積む

Answer

According to :

To gain experience with something, especially at a young age (when one's teeth would be coming in).

語源

YourIdioms.comによると、

このイディオムは、16世紀後半に起源し、「赤ちゃんの最初の乳歯がはえる」の意味の動詞句to cut teethに由来する。

Etymology

According to YourIdioms.com,

This term dates back to the late 1600s and refers to the literal verb "to cut teeth," which means "to grow the first teeth of a baby".

Examples

• I cut my teeth on this kind of layout.
• She cuts her teeth on playing piano everyday so that she can become a distinguished piano player in the future.
• I cut my teeth on household chores such as cleaning the house or washing dishes when I was just 6 years old.
• Oh, I cut my teeth on those kinds of equations! Give me a challenging problem for a change!
• Jen may be young, but she cut her teeth on academic writing, so her perspective and expertise will be invaluable to us.

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