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curl someone's hair

idiom

To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly.


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  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  6. 06

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  7. 07

    Barnet

    [Cockney slang]hair

    via Barnet Fair

  8. 08

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

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