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made someone's toes curl

made someone's toes curl is the simple past and past participle of make someone's toes curl.

Meaning of make someone's toes curl

Verb

make someone's toes curl (third-person singular simple present makes someone's toes curl, present participle making someone's toes curl, simple past and past participle made someone's toes curl)

  1. To cause a strong emotional reaction, especially an unpleasant one.
    • For every good thing in the week, there was something to make one's toes curl.1983 October, Listener and BBC Television Review, page 27

Questions about made someone's toes curl

What is made someone's toes curl the simple past and past participle of?
Made someone's toes curl is the simple past and past participle of make someone's toes curl.

Words near made someone's toes curl in the dictionary

  1. made someone's jaw drop
  2. made someone's skin crawl
  3. made someone's skin creep
  4. made someone's teeth itch
  5. made someone's toenails curl
  6. made someone's toes curl
  7. made something of
  8. made something of oneself
  9. made sport of
  10. made strange
  11. made streaks

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