make+afraid

  • 11make someone's blood turn cold — make someone’s blood run/turn/go/cold phrase to make someone feel suddenly very frightened or worried Just hearing his name made her blood run cold. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym to make someone worried or nervous …

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  • 12make someone's blood go cold — make someone’s blood run/turn/go/cold phrase to make someone feel suddenly very frightened or worried Just hearing his name made her blood run cold. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym to make someone worried or nervous …

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  • 13make your blood curdle — phrase to shock or frighten you very much He told stories about life in the army that would make your blood curdle. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym to make someone feel shocked or surprisedsynonym Main entry: curdle …

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  • 14make someone's blood curdle — (or make someone s blood run cold) : to cause someone to be very afraid or disgusted The horrible news made our blood run cold. a ghost story that will make your blood curdle The mere sight of a cockroach makes my blood curdle. • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 15make an exhibition of yourself — british phrase to behave badly in public. Thesaurus: to behave badlysynonym Main entry: exhibition * * * make an exhibition of yourself : to behave in a foolish or embarrassing way in public He got drunk at the wedding and made an exhibition of… …

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  • 16make your flesh crawl — make your skin/flesh/crawl phrase to give you a very unpleasant and slightly frightened feeling Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: crawl …

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  • 17make your flesh creep — make your ˈflesh creep idiom to make you feel afraid or full of disgust • Just the sight of him makes my flesh creep. Main entry: ↑fleshidiom …

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  • 18afraid — a|fraid [ ə freıd ] adjective never before noun *** 1. ) frightened, for example because you feel you are in danger: Don t be afraid, I won t hurt you. afraid of: Everyone seems to be afraid of her. He s afraid of flying. afraid to do something:… …

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  • 19afraid — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ make sb …

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  • 20afraid*/*/*/ — [əˈfreɪd] adj 1) worried that something bad might happen I was afraid that you d miss the flight.[/ex] The boy was afraid to say that he didn t know the answer.[/ex] A lot of people are afraid of losing their jobs.[/ex] 2) frightened Don t be… …

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