Collocations for toe - noun
ADJECTIVE
big
The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe.
The shoe pressed painfully against her big toe.
little,
pinky
(AmE)
bare
Under his bare toes the floor felt gritty.
bare
Under his bare toes the floor felt gritty.
broken,
stubbed
the pain of a stubbed toe
the pain of a stubbed toe
VERB + toe
stand on,
step on,
tread on
(esp. BrE)
She stood on her toes to kiss him.
Ouch! That was my toe you just trod on.
She trod on a lot of toes when she joined the company. (figurative)
She stood on her toes to kiss him.
Ouch! That was my toe you just trod on.
She trod on a lot of toes when she joined the company. (figurative)
stub
break
dip
I dipped my toe in the river to test the temperature.
So far they have only dipped their toe in the potentially vast computer market. (figurative)
break
dip
I dipped my toe in the river to test the temperature.
So far they have only dipped their toe in the potentially vast computer market. (figurative)
point
curl
wiggle
tap
She tapped her toes to the music.
curl
wiggle
tap
She tapped her toes to the music.
touch
Can you touch your toes (= while keeping your legs straight)?
Can you touch your toes (= while keeping your legs straight)?
toe + VERB
curl
(often figurative)
The man's broad smile made her toes curl (= made her feel uncomfortable).
The man's broad smile made her toes curl (= made her feel uncomfortable).
PREPOSITION
between the/your toes
He had some kind of fungus between his toes.
He had some kind of fungus between his toes.
on your toes
He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.
The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes (= made sure we kept everything up to standard and were ready). (figurative)
He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.
The threat of inspections kept us all on our toes (= made sure we kept everything up to standard and were ready). (figurative)
PHRASES
from head to toe,
from top to toe
He gave himself a good scrub from head to toe.
He gave himself a good scrub from head to toe.
the tips of your toes
I stood on the tips of my toes to look through the window.
I stood on the tips of my toes to look through the window.
the toe of your boot,
the toe of your shoe