Sens: becoming curly

fait de devenir bouclé, fait de friser

URL Idiome

biter (curling)

a rock that is touching the twelve-foot circle The Heidt rink is lying four - one is a biter.

curl one

shock, frighten, horrify The movie is very realistic and many of the scenes will curl your hair.

curl up with a good book

sit down in a comfortable place and read a book On a cold and rainy day she likes to curl up with a good book.

curl your hair

shock you, disgust you The man described the accident. It was enough to curl your hair!

hurl

vomit, puke, barf, hork, woof your cookies After eating two raw eggs, she hurled - all over my sheepskin!

kiss curls (hair style)

flat curls on the forehead or in front of the ears Teddi can't go out until her kiss curls are dry.

ace hurler

ace hurler is American slang for a baseball team's best pitcher

Jheri-curls

wetlook, curly hairstyle: "Hoodlums and hustlers and bangers with Jheri-curls" -- Ice T. (Lifestyles of the rich and infamous [1991])

curl up

form into a curved shape；rise in a curled shape 卷曲；盘旋上升
The snake curled up in the grass．蛇卷曲在草丛中。
Smoke can be seen curling up in the clear sky．烟在晴空中袅袅上升。
The pages of the book have curled up from constant use．由于经常使用，这书页都卷起来了。

curl up and die

Idiom(s): curl up and die

Theme: DAYDREAM

to retreat and die.
• When I heard you say that, I could have curled up and died.
• No, it wasn't an illness. She just curled up and died.

curl one's hair

Idiom(s): curl someone's hair AND make someone's hair curl

Theme: SHOCK

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.

make one's hair curl

Don't stand there with curlers in your hair

This means 'don't keep me waiting'. It's said to someone who is taking too long to get moving.

Make your toes curl

If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed.

curl one's hair|curl|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 monsters from another planet curled his hair.

curl up|curl

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 and was asleep in five minutes. 2. See: FOLD UP.

pin curl|curl|pin

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 their hair in pin curls to get ready for the party.

curl

curl
1.
curl up
1) to gather into spirals or curls; roll up
2) to sit or lie with the legs drawn up
3) Informal to collapse; break down
2.
in curl
curled