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)
See also: curl, make, toe

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.
See also: curl, make, toe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Riaz-Arabic
JosefiinaYO-se-fee:-nahFinnish
Pherick-Manx
LjubicaLYOO-bee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
MarÍAmah-REE-ah (Spanish)Spanish, Galician, Icelandic
Aeronwen-Welsh