- tickle someone pink
- tickle someone pinkFig. to please or entertain someone very much. •
Bill told a joke that really tickled us all pink.
•I know that these flowers will tickle her pink.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tickle someone pink
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tickle — [c]/ˈtɪkəl / (say tikuhl) verb (tickled, tickling) –verb (t) 1. to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. 2. to poke in some sensitive part of the body so as to… …
tickle — /tik euhl/, v., tickled, tickling, n. v.t. 1. to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. 2. to poke some sensitive part of the body so as to excite spasmodic… … Universalium
tickle — [[t]tɪ̱k(ə)l[/t]] tickles, tickling, tickled 1) VERB When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh. [V n] I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling. 2)… … English dictionary
tickle — tick•le [[t]ˈtɪk əl[/t]] v. led, ling, n. 1) to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate 2) to poke some sensitive part of the body so as to excite spasmodic laughter … From formal English to slang
Tickle torture — is the use of tickling to abuse, dominate, humiliate or even prank someone. The victim laughs even if he or she finds the experience unpleasant because the laughter is an innate reflex rather than social conditioning.[1] The term is often used to … Wikipedia
tickle — tick|le1 [ˈtıkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from tick to touch lightly (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [T] to move your fingers gently over someone s body in order to make them laugh ▪ Stop tickling me! 2.) [I and T] if something touching your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tickle — 1 verb 1 (T) to rub someone s body gently with your fingers in order to make them laugh 2 (I, T) if something touching your body tickles you, it makes you want to rub your body because it is uncomfortable: Mommy, this blanket tickles. 3 (T) if a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gladden — verb it gladdens us to see you so happy Syn: delight, please, make happy, elate; cheer, cheer up, hearten, buoy up, give someone a lift, uplift; gratify; informal tickle someone pink, buck up Ant: sadden … Thesaurus of popular words
do one's heart good — CHEER (UP), please, gladden, make one happy, delight, hearten, gratify, make one feel good, give one a lift; informal give someone a buzz, tickle someone pink, buck up. → heart … Useful english dictionary
do one's heart good — it does my heart good to see the children getting along Syn: cheer one (up), please one, gladden one, make one happy, delight one, hearten one, gratify one, make one feel good, give one a lift; informal tickle someone pink … Thesaurus of popular words
List of Little Miss characters — The following is a list of Little Miss characters from the children s book series by Roger Hargreaves; the series was also adapted into The Mr. Men Show. Books one (Little Miss Bossy) to thirty (Little Miss Somersault) were written by Hargreaves… … Wikipedia
