toe-curling
Britishadjective
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From a toe-curling tale of Peruvian politics to the lifesaving qualities of red wine...
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
The messages have illustrated, in sometimes toe-curling levels of detail, the way in which government figures communicate - described as "teenage with LOLS" by one Tory MP.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2023
“For him, a caption was a toe-curling admission of failure,” said David Leopold, the Al Hirschfeld Foundation creative director who curated the special exhibition.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022
Most people who are familiar with Bernstein’s work have some moment that they find toe-curling.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2018
Sabrina offered her opinion with a toe-curling shriek.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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