curl (one's) hair

curl (one's) hair

To shock or terrify someone. That horror movie sure curled my hair—I could not sleep for a week! Geez, don't sneak up on me like that, you're gonna curl my hair! When we were camping last weekend, we heard a scream in the night that curled our hair and kept us wide awake till morning.

See also: curl, hair

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curl someone's hair

 and make someone's hair curl

Fig. 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.

See also: curl, hair

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