The very thought of what she said makes my toes curl. (American, American)
A loud scream from the next room made her toes curl.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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 your toes curl — see ↑toe, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑curl make your toes curl informal : to cause you to have a very strong and usually unpleasant feeling (such as a feeling of being embarrassed, annoyed, etc.) Just thinking about my old boyfriend makes my toes curl.… … Useful english dictionary
make your toes curl — If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 one's toes curl — (informal) To make one feel exquisite pleasure or extreme disgust (toeˈ curling adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑toe … Useful english dictionary
make somebody's toes curl — make sb s ˈtoes curl f9 idiom to make sb feel embarrassed or uncomfortable see also ↑toe curling Main entry: ↑toeidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 … English terms 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
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
