To cut your teeth

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Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 28 March 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Starting out in a new profession? Here's an expression about gaining experience

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:12.0	Hello, I'm
0:17.5	I'm Faye. And this is the English we speak. With me is Rob. Hello everyone.
0:18.5	Rob are you okay? You look in pain? I. I've just been to the dentist. Oh, not my favorite place, but I guess you
0:28.9	had to go to research today's piece of authentic English. Excuse me? Well, today's piece of authentic English.
0:33.0	Excuse me?
0:34.0	Well, today's expression is to cut your teeth.
0:38.0	And dentist look at teeth.
0:40.0	Sorry, Faye, that's one tooth-related expression that doesn't need a dentist.
0:44.6	When you cut your teeth you get your first experience doing something in a particular job.
0:49.3	Oh really?
0:50.3	So it's like work experience?
0:52.0	Yes that's one way of learning a new skill,
0:54.0	which you might use later in your job.
0:56.0	I cut my teeth in radio production by working in local radio.
1:00.0	And you're still cutting your teeth now, Rob.
1:02.0	Ah ha! Let's hear some examples. And you're still cutting your teeth now, Rob. Uh-huh.
1:03.4	Let's hear some examples of this phrase, shall we?
1:05.8	Dan cut his teeth on a local newspaper
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