toe curl

Frequency: 4.53.1 per million words

Often figurative, meaning to make someone feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable.

toeNOUN + VERB

Categories:

curl

Examples (10)

  • The man's broad smile made her toes curl.
  • His cheesy pick-up lines always make my toes curl.
  • Watching the amateur play was so bad it made my toes curl in discomfort.
  • The sheer awkwardness of the situation made everyone's toes curl.
  • She felt her toes curl as he recounted the embarrassing story.
  • That cringe-worthy commercial makes my toes curl every time I see it.
  • His overly dramatic performance made my toes curl with secondhand embarrassment.
  • I could feel my toes curling under the table during the heated argument.
  • The thought of publicly failing makes my toes curl with dread.
  • Even now, remembering that moment makes my toes curl.