toe

dig in your toes: see dig in your heels atdig.

dip your toe into something: seedip.

from head to toe: seehead.

from top to toe: see from head to toe athead.

have it on your toes run away. British informal

make someone's toes curl bring about an extreme reaction in someone, either of pleasure or disgust. informal

1984Paul PrudhommeLouisiana Kitchen This is so good it'll make your toes curl!

on your toes ready for any eventuality.

1921John Dos PassosThree Soldiers If he just watched out and kept on his toes, he'd be sure to get it.

have (or get) a toe in the door: see have a foot in the door atfoot.

toe the line accept the authority, principles, or policies of a particular group, especially under pressure.

☞ Competitors in a race toe the line by placing their toes on the starting line.

2013Business Insider Khodorkovsky has been in jail since he was arrested in 2003 in what supporters say was part of a Kremlin campaign to punish him for political challenges to Putin, gain control of his oil assets and warn other tycoons to toe the line.

tread on someone's toes: seetread.

turn up your toes die. informal

☞ This originated as a mid-19th-century expression, a more elaborate version being turn your toes up to the daisies.