| 词汇 | make someone's toes curl |
| 释义 | Idiom make someone's toes curlmake (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. 2. (American, American) to frighten or shock someone. A loud scream from the next room made her toes curl. make (one's) toes curl1. To cause one an acute feeling of disgust, shame, embarrassment, or anguish. Her story about the disastrous wedding made everyone's toes curl. The thought of having to give her presentation in front of an audience made her toes curl. I don't know why, but the sound of another person chewing makes my toes curl. 2. To cause one an acute feeling of joy or pleasure. When he leaned in to kiss me at the end of the date, it made my toes curl. make someone's toes curlbring about an extreme reaction in someone, either of pleasure or disgust. informal 1984 Paul Prudhomme Louisiana Kitchen This is so good it'll make your toes curl! |
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