"give one's eye-teeth" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "give<,,gave,given> one's eye-teeth",
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      },
      "expansion": "give one's eye-teeth (third-person singular simple present gives one's eye-teeth, present participle giving one's eye-teeth, simple past gave one's eye-teeth, past participle given one's eye-teeth)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1836, James B. Dow, The Way-Mark, Chapter VI, The end of the Drunkard, page 133",
          "text": "Your real sea-dog will give his eye-teeth for a glass of grog; it is a fact, that many a tooth has been drawn in exchange for rum."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1866, Bayard Taylor, The Story of Kennett, Chapter XXVI, The Last of Sandy Flash, page 311",
          "text": "Sandy Flash burst into a roaring laugh. “Him! Ah-ha! you think we go snacks, eh? Do I look like a fool? Barton'd give his eye-teeth to put the halter round my neck with his own hands! No, no, young man; I have ways and ways o' learnin' things that you nor him'll never guess.”"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sacrifice something valuable."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_one's_eye-teeth-en-verb-PbFo982R",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "give one's left nut"
        },
        {
          "word": "give one's right arm"
        },
        {
          "word": "give an eye-tooth"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give one's eye-teeth"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given one's eye-teeth",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "give<,,gave,given> one's eye-teeth",
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      },
      "expansion": "give one's eye-teeth (third-person singular simple present gives one's eye-teeth, present participle giving one's eye-teeth, simple past gave one's eye-teeth, past participle given one's eye-teeth)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1836, James B. Dow, The Way-Mark, Chapter VI, The end of the Drunkard, page 133",
          "text": "Your real sea-dog will give his eye-teeth for a glass of grog; it is a fact, that many a tooth has been drawn in exchange for rum."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1866, Bayard Taylor, The Story of Kennett, Chapter XXVI, The Last of Sandy Flash, page 311",
          "text": "Sandy Flash burst into a roaring laugh. “Him! Ah-ha! you think we go snacks, eh? Do I look like a fool? Barton'd give his eye-teeth to put the halter round my neck with his own hands! No, no, young man; I have ways and ways o' learnin' things that you nor him'll never guess.”"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sacrifice something valuable."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "give one's left nut"
        },
        {
          "word": "give one's right arm"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "give an eye-tooth"
    }
  ],
  "word": "give one's eye-teeth"
}