Make One's Toes Curl Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make One's Toes Curl Idiom mean?

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make one's toes curl What does make one's toes curl mean?	to make one feel uncomfortable	The story of my friend's car accident made my toes curl.
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do credit to (someone) What does "do credit to (someone)" mean?	to add to someone's reputation	The woman's graduation thesis did credit to her hard work and patience.

dog What does "dog" mean?	berate; criticize (someone)
get the benefit of the doubt What does "get the benefit of the doubt" mean?	to receive a decision in your favor when the evidence in neither for you nor against you	I got the benefit of the doubt when I complained about my parking ticket.
you can lead/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink What does "you can lead/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink" mean?	you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you can't get him or her to do it if they don't want to	The woman took her children to the park but they were not interested in playing in the playground. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
gold mine of information What does "gold mine of information" mean?	someone or something that is full of information	The woman is a gold mine of information and she is very valuable to her company.
wink at (something) What does "wink at (something)" mean?	allow and pretend not to know about something (a law or rule being broken)	The school librarian sometimes winks at the rule about borrowing a maximum of three books.
go through changes What does "go through changes" mean?	to be involved in changing circumstances	The woman has gone through many changes since recently.
Face the music What does "Face the music" mean?	To accept the truth.	It's time to face the music on your donut addiction. Comes from the British military. When someone was court marshaled, there would be a military drum squad playing, hence face the music. The term "drummed out of the military" came from this practice....
zapper What does "zapper" mean?	remote control; TV remote	Hand me the zapper, will you, I want to change the channel.

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Make One's Toes Curl Idiom