Just thinking about my old boyfriend makes my toes curl.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 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 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-curling — British & Australian make (someone s) toes curl if an experience makes your toes curl, it makes you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for someone else. She gave a toe curling performance on the guitar. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
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 — toe1 S3 [təu US tou] n [: Old English; Origin: ta] 1.) one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot →↑finger ▪ He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. big toe (=the largest of your toes) ↑heel, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
toe — 1 noun (C) 1 one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot: He stubbed his toe on a rock. | big toe (=the largest of your toes) 2 the part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot 3 step on sb s toes AmE /tread on sb s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
toe — I UK [təʊ] / US [toʊ] noun [countable] Word forms toe : singular toe plural toes ** a) 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… … English dictionary
