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curl

See: PIN CURL.

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[curl one's hair] {v. phr.}, {slang} To shock; frighten; horrify; amaze. * /Wait till you read what it says about you - this'll curl your hair./ * /The movie about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pin curl] {n.} A curl made with a hair clip or bobby pin. * /Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls./ * /All the girls had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[curl up] {v.} 1a. To become curly or wavy. * /Bacon curls up when it is cooked./ 1b. To roll oneself into a ball. * /Tim curled up in bed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[toe] See: [CURL ONE'S HAIR] or [CURL ONE'S TOES], [ON ONE'S TOES], [STEP ON THE TOES OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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