curl (one's) hair
curl (one's) hair
To shock or terrify someone. That horror movie sure curled my hair—I could not sleep for a week! Geez, don't sneak up on me like that, you're gonna curl my hair!
See also: curl, hair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
curl someone's hair
and make someone's hair curlFig. to frighten or alarm someone; to shock someone with sight, sound, or taste. Don't ever sneak up on me like that again. You really curled my hair. The horror film made my hair curl.
See also: curl, hair
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- curl hair
- curling
- curdle (one's) blood
- curdle blood
- curdle
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