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toes noun► on your toeson the run UK, 1996
idiomtoeskeep you on your toesspoken to make you keep noticing what is happening, and stop you from relaxing, because you do not know what is going to happen next:Having three kids under five keeps me on my toes all day.The election agent's job was to arrange meetings and press briefings, things to keep the candidate on his toes during the campaign.be/stay on your toes: As a security guard, you need to be on your toes all the time, any mistakes could be fatal.make your toes curlto give you an uncomfortable feeling of dislike or embarrassment:The receptionist had the kind of accent that made Rob's toes curl.The thought of spending an evening alone with Jess makes my toes curl.step on sb's toes(also tread on sb's toes BrE)to offend or annoy someone, especially by criticizing their work, or doing work that they think they are responsible for:Fernandez admits that since becoming Chancellor he has stepped on a few toes with his direct style.I don't want to tread on anybody's toes, but I'm going to have to rewrite this report.As head of Columbia Studios in Hollywood, Puttnam trod very hard on some very big toes in his attempts to reorganize the structure of film production.turn up your toes BrEBrEgo toes up AmEspoken a humorous expression meaning to die:You know Riggs, he won't retire till he goes toes up.I want to know why one of my azalea plants has turned up its toes.
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See:- (from) top to toe
- a toe in the door
- be toes up
- camel toe
- camel toes
- dip (one's) toe in the water
- dip (one's) toe into (something)
- dip a toe in the water
- dip one's toes into
- dip your toe into something
- from head to foot
- from head to foot/toe
- from head to toe
- from head/top to heels/toe/foot
- from tip to toe
- from top to toe
- go toe to toe
- go toe to toe with someone
- go toe-to-toe
- go toe-to-toe with (someone)
- have it on (one's) toes
- have it on your toes
- head to toe
- head-to-toe
- keep (one) on (one's) toes
- keep somebody on their toes
- keep you on your toes
- make (one's) toes curl
- make somebody's toes curl
- make someone's toes curl
- make your toes curl
- nip on (someone's or something's) toes
- on (one's) toes
- on one's toes
- on one's toes, to be
- on toes
- on your toes
- step on (someone's) toes
- step on someone's toes
- step on toes
- step/tread on someone's toes, to
- stub (one's) toe
- stub (one's) toe against (something)
- stub (one's) toe on (something)
- stub toe against
- the black ox has trod upon (one's) toe
- toe in
- toe jam
- toe tag
- toe the
- toe the line
- toe the line/mark, to
- toe the mark
- toes up
- toe-to-toe
- toing and froing
- tread on (someone's) toes
- tread on somebody's toes
- tread on someone's toes
- turn one’s toes up
- turn up (one's) toes
- turn up one's toes
- turn up toes
- turn up your toes
- with bells on
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