make someone's flesh creep (or crawl)

make someone's flesh creep (or crawl)
make someone's flesh creep (or crawl)
cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust.
flesh

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  • make someone's flesh creep — To arouse a feeling of horror in someone • • • Main Entry: ↑flesh * * * make someone’s flesh crawl/creep/ phrase to make someone feel afraid or disgusted The thought of him makes my flesh creep …   Useful english dictionary

  • make someone's flesh creep — ► make someone s flesh creep (or crawl) cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust. Main Entry: ↑flesh …   English terms dictionary

  • make (someone's) flesh creep — make (someone s) flesh crawl/creep if someone or something makes your flesh creep, you think they are extremely unpleasant or frightening. Spiders and insects really make my flesh crawl. (often in present tenses) I hate that guy in accounts, he… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make someone's flesh crawl — ► make someone s flesh creep (or crawl) cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust. Main Entry: ↑flesh …   English terms dictionary

  • make (someone's) flesh crawl — make (someone s) flesh crawl/creep if someone or something makes your flesh creep, you think they are extremely unpleasant or frightening. Spiders and insects really make my flesh crawl. (often in present tenses) I hate that guy in accounts, he… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make someone's flesh crawl — make someone’s flesh crawl/creep/ phrase to make someone feel afraid or disgusted The thought of him makes my flesh creep. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • flesh — ► NOUN 1) the soft substance in the body consisting of muscle tissue and fat. 2) the edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable. 3) the surface of the human body with reference to its appearance or sensory properties. 4) (the flesh) the… …   English terms dictionary

  • make someone's skin crawl — I see skin II make someone s skin (or flesh) crawl (or creep) cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust a person dying in a fire doesn t it make your skin crawl? …   Useful english dictionary

  • flesh — noun 1》 the soft substance in the body consisting of muscle tissue and fat. 2》 the edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable. 3》 the surface of the human body (with reference to its appearance or sensory properties). 4》 (the flesh) the… …   English new terms dictionary

  • crawl — crawl1 [krôl] vi. [ME craulen < ON krafla < Gmc base * krab , *kreb , to scratch (> Ger krabbeln): for IE base see CRAB1] 1. to move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as a worm 2. to go on hands and knees; creep 3. to move or …   English World dictionary

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