coil (itself) up into something
- coil (itself) up into something
coil (itself) up into something
[for something] to wrap or twist itself into a particular shape. •
The frightened snaked coiled itself up into a knot.
•
The spring coiled up into its original shape.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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