make (one's) hair curl

To cause one to experience an acute feeling of shame, embarrassment, or discomfort. Her story about the disastrous wedding made everyone's hair curl. The thought of having to give her presentation in front of an audience made her hair curl.

See also: curl, hair, make

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

make your hair curl

mainly BRITISH or

curl your hair

mainly AMERICAN

If something makes your hair curl, it makes you very shocked or worried. I could tell you stories that would make your hair curl. Some of the things I read daily would curl your hair.

See also: curl, hair, make

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

make someone's hair curl

shock or horrify someone. informal

This expression may have developed in the mid 20th century as a dramatic or humorous variation of make someone's hair stand on end (see hair).

See also: curl, hair, make

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

make somebody’s ˈhair curl

(informal, humorous) shock or disturb somebody: The video contains some sex scenes that are enough to make your hair curl.

See also: curl, hair, make

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

make somebody's hair curl
make someone's hair curl
make your hair curl
make your toes curl
make someone's toes curl
make somebody's toes curl
make (one's) toes curl
out of curl
spare (one's) feelings
sparing

词组	make (one's) hair curl
释义	make (one's) hair curl make (one's) hair curl To cause one to experience an acute feeling of shame, embarrassment, or discomfort. Her story about the disastrous wedding made everyone's hair curl. The thought of having to give her presentation in front of an audience made her hair curl. See also: curl, hair, make Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make your hair curl mainly BRITISH or curl your hair mainly AMERICAN If something makes your hair curl, it makes you very shocked or worried. I could tell you stories that would make your hair curl. Some of the things I read daily would curl your hair. See also: curl, hair, make Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. make someone's hair curl shock or horrify someone. informal This expression may have developed in the mid 20th century as a dramatic or humorous variation of make someone's hair stand on end (see hair). See also: curl, hair, make Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary make somebody’s ˈhair curl (informal, humorous) shock or disturb somebody: The video contains some sex scenes that are enough to make your hair curl. See also: curl, hair, make Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make somebody's hair curl make someone's hair curl make your hair curl make your toes curl make someone's toes curl make somebody's toes curl make (one's) toes curl out of curl spare (one's) feelings sparing
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