make someone's toes curl

make someone's toes curl
make someone's toes curl informal bring about an extreme reaction of delight or disgust in someone.
Main Entry: toe

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  • make someone's toes curl — make (someone s) toes curl British & Australian 1. if an experience makes your toes curl, it makes you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for someone else. The very thought of what she said makes my toes curl. (American, American) 2. to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make someone's toes curl — make someone’s toes curl phrase to make someone feel extremely embarrassed Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry: toe * * * informal bring about an extreme reaction in someone, either of pleasure or of disgust …   Useful english dictionary

  • make someone's toes curl — to make someone feel extremely embarrassed …   English dictionary

  • make someone's toes curl — informal bring about an extreme reaction of delight or disgust in someone. → toe …   English new terms dictionary

  • make toes curl — make (someone s) toes curl British & Australian 1. if an experience makes your toes curl, it makes you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for someone else. The very thought of what she said makes my toes curl. (American, American) 2. to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • curl — curl1 [kə:l US kə:rl] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: crul curly (1300 1400), probably from Middle Dutch] 1.) to form a twisted or curved shape, or to make something do this ▪ Mary was busy curling her hair. curl around/round ▪ Ivy curled… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • curl — 1 noun 1 (C) a small mass of hair that hangs in a curving shape: a little boy with beautiful blonde curls 2 (C) something that forms a curved shape: A curl of smoke rose from her cigarette. 3 a curl of your lip/mouth a sideways and upwards… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • toe — toe1 [ tou ] noun count ** one of the five individual parts at the end of your foot. Your big toe is the largest, and your little toe is the smallest: Vera slipped off her shoes and wriggled her toes. I stubbed my toe (=hurt it by hitting it) on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • toe — ► NOUN 1) any of the five digits at the end of the foot. 2) the lower end, tip, or point of something. ► VERB (toes, toed, toeing) ▪ push, touch, or kick with one s toes. ● make someone s toes curl …   English terms dictionary

  • toed — toe ► NOUN 1) any of the five digits at the end of the foot. 2) the lower end, tip, or point of something. ► VERB (toes, toed, toeing) ▪ push, touch, or kick with one s toes. ● make someone s toes curl …   English terms dictionary

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