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Elnur Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Make sb's toes curl?

Hi, dear teachers! The meaning of expression "make sb's toes curl" isn't completely clear to me. Could anybody enlighten its excat definition for me please?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

If a situation or experience makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very ashamed, uncomfortable or embarrassed. This idiom is also used when you want to say that something has frightened you. Eg: A loud sound made my toes curl.

— Nikoo

  • If a situation or experience makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very ashamed, uncomfortable or embarrassed.
  • This idiom is also used when you want to say that something has frightened you.
  • Eg: A loud sound made my toes curl.
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If a situation or experience makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very ashamed, uncomfortable or embarrassed.
This idiom is also used when you want to say that something has frightened you.
Eg: A loud sound made my toes curl.
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Thank you, CalifJim. The animation was interesting. Emotion: smile
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Thank you very much Nikoo for quick and clear explanation and CalifJim for that very useful link Emotion: smile
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