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- make toes curl
make toes curl
make somebody's toes curl
(British & Australian) 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. (British & Australian)
make somebody's toes curl
(American) also curl somebody's toes (American) to frighten or shock someone A loud scream from the next room made her toes curl.