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make (one's) hair curl make (one's) hair curlTo cause one to experience an acute feeling of shame, embarrassment, or discomfort. Her story about the disastrous wedding made everyone's hair curl. The thought of having to give her presentation in front of an audience made her hair curl.See also: curl, hair, makemake your hair curl mainly BRITISH or curl your hair mainly AMERICANIf something makes your hair curl, it makes you very shocked or worried. I could tell you stories that would make your hair curl. Some of the things I read daily would curl your hair.See also: curl, hair, makemake someone's hair curl shock or horrify someone. informal This expression may have developed in the mid 20th century as a dramatic or humorous variation of make someone's hair stand on end (see hair).See also: curl, hair, makemake somebody’s ˈhair curl (informal, humorous) shock or disturb somebody: The video contains some sex scenes that are enough to make your hair curl.See also: curl, hair, make |