give someone the creeps

give someone the creeps
To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright.

Walking through the graveyard late at night gave me the creeps.

Syn: give someone the willies, spook, unnerve, creep someone out

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  • give someone the creeps — give (someone) the creeps/willies informal to make you feel frightened and anxious, especially when there is no real reason for this. This old house gives me the creeps. I ve never liked spiders they give me the willies …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone the creeps — ► give someone the creeps informal make someone feel revulsion or fear. Main Entry: ↑creep …   English terms dictionary

  • give someone the creeps — (informal) REPEL, repulse, revolt, disgust, sicken, nauseate, make someone s flesh creep, make someone s skin crawl; scare, frighten, terrify, horrify; N. Amer. informal gross out. → creeps * * * give someone the creeps …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone the creeps — informal Pam says he s a nice guy, but he still gives me the creeps Syn: repel, repulse, revolt, disgust, sicken, nauseate, make someone s flesh creep, make someone s skin crawl; scare, frighten, terrify, horrify; informal gross out, freak out,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • give someone the creeps — informal induce a feeling of revulsion or fear in someone. → creep …   English new terms dictionary

  • give someone the creeps — to make someone feel nervous or frightened …   English dictionary

  • give someone the willies — give (someone) the creeps/willies informal to make you feel frightened and anxious, especially when there is no real reason for this. This old house gives me the creeps. I ve never liked spiders they give me the willies …   New idioms dictionary

  • give (you) the creeps — 1. to make you feel frightened or nervous. This old house gives me the creeps. 2. to cause someone to feel dislike or disgust. My neighbor gives me the creeps …   New idioms dictionary

  • give the creeps — give (someone) the creeps/willies informal to make you feel frightened and anxious, especially when there is no real reason for this. This old house gives me the creeps. I ve never liked spiders they give me the willies …   New idioms dictionary

  • creeps — give someone the creeps …   Thesaurus of popular words

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