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Jimmy Hung
2022-03-07 05:03
Coil up into (something) phrasal verb informal
To twist or wrap oneself or something into a certain shape.
When being lost in the forest, I was frightened that I saw a snake coiling itself up into a knot.
The children liked this balloon as it was coiled up into the shape of monkey.
After coming back from work, I saw my cat coiling up into a ball on the rug
The verb "coil" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
The idiom is used to say that someone is stupid, unthinking, or inattentive.
When I tell them anything, they look at me like the lights are on, but nobody's home.
