Don't ever sneak up on me like that again. You really curled my hair.
•The horror film made my hair curl.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make someone's hair curl — To shock someone extremely • • • Main Entry: ↑hair * * * make someone’s hair curl humorous phrase to make someone suddenly feel shocked Thesaurus: to make someone feel shocked or surprisedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
make someone's hair curl — ► make someone s hair curl informal shock or horrify someone. Main Entry: ↑curl … English terms dictionary
make someone's hair curl — humorous to make someone suddenly feel shocked … English dictionary
make someone's hair stand on end — HORRIFY, shock, appal, scandalize, stun; make someone s blood run cold; informal make someone s hair curl. → hair * * * make someone s hair stand on end To frighten or astonish someone greatly • • • Main Entry: ↑hair * * * make someone’s hair… … Useful english dictionary
make someone's hair stand on end — the truth about Corrine would make your hair stand on end Syn: horrify, shock, appall, scandalize, stun; make someone s blood run cold; informal make someone s hair curl, turn someone s hair white … Thesaurus of popular words
make your hair curl — curl your hair/make your hair curl/ phrase to make you feel very upset or frightened He tells stories about prison life that would make your hair curl. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: curl * * * make your hair… … Useful english dictionary
hair curl, make one's — Make one very anxious, extremely apprehensive, frightened, worried on someone s behalf. ♣ The risks mountaineers run are enough to make your hair curl … A concise dictionary of English slang
hair — [ her ] noun *** uncount the thing that grows on your head in a mass of thin fibers: long black hair a girl with dark shoulder length hair He wore his hair in a ponytail. You need to brush your hair before you go out. a. uncount hair that grows… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
curl — ► VERB 1) form or cause to form a curved or spiral shape. 2) move in a spiral or curved course. 3) (curl up) informal writhe with embarrassment, shame, or amusement. 4) play at the game of curling. ► NOUN 1) something in the shape of a spiral or… … English terms dictionary
curl — /kɜl / (say kerl) verb (t) 1. to form into ringlets, as the hair. 2. to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil. 3. Obsolete to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets. –verb (i) 4. to form curls or ringlets, as the hair. 5. to coil. 6. to… …
hair */*/*/ — UK [heə(r)] / US [her] noun Word forms hair : singular hair plural hairs [uncountable] the mass of thin fibres that grows on your head long black hair a girl with dark shoulder length hair He wore his hair in a ponytail. You need to brush your… … English dictionary
