| 词汇 | make her flesh creep |
| 释义 | (redirected from make her flesh creep)make (one's) flesh creepTo cause one to feel disgusted, frightened, or unnerved. Having to look at all those surgical photos made my flesh creep. The mere mention of cockroaches makes her flesh creep. make one's flesh creepAlso, make one's skin crawl. Cause one to shudder with disgust or fear, as in That picture makes my flesh creep, or Cockroaches make my skin crawl. This idiom alludes to the feeling of having something crawl over one's body or skin. The first term appeared in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1727): "Something in their countenance made my flesh creep with a horror I cannot express." The variant dates from the late 1800s. make your flesh creepormake your flesh crawlIf something or someone makes your flesh creep or makes your flesh crawl, they make you feel uncomfortable because you find them so unpleasant or frightening. I didn't like him the first time I set eyes on him and now I know why. He made my flesh creep. I could see nobody. But they could see me. It made my flesh crawl. Note: You can also say that someone or something makes your skin crawl. Then suddenly she laughed. The sound made his skin crawl. make someone's flesh creep (or crawl)cause someone to feel fear, horror, or disgust.make your ˈflesh creep/crawlmake you feel afraid or full of disgust: This is a movie to make your flesh creep.The way he looked at me made my flesh crawl. |
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