- send shivers down spine
- send shivers down (your) spine
to feel very frightened or excited.
Here's a tale of medical incompetence that should send shivers down your spine.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
send shivers down spine
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send shivers down your spine — send shivers down (your) spine to feel very frightened or excited. Here s a tale of medical incompetence that should send shivers down your spine … New idioms dictionary
send shivers down (someone's) spine — send shivers down/up (someone s) spine to make someone feel very frightened or excited. The way he looked at me sent shivers down my spine … New idioms dictionary
send shivers down someone's spine — send shivers up/down/someone’s spine phrase to make someone feel very frightened or excited Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
send shivers down someone's spine — verb To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous. Hearing that the killer escaped prison sent shivers down my spine … Wiktionary
send shivers up (someone's) spine — send shivers down/up (someone s) spine to make someone feel very frightened or excited. The way he looked at me sent shivers down my spine … New idioms dictionary
send shivers (up and) down your spine — phrase to make you feel suddenly frightened or excited Her amazing singing voice sends shivers down your spine. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: shiver … Useful english dictionary
send shivers up someone's spine — send shivers up/down/someone’s spine phrase to make someone feel very frightened or excited Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
spine — noun 1 backbone ADJECTIVE ▪ fractured ▪ cervical, lumbar VERB + SPINE ▪ bend, curve ▪ straighten … Collocations dictionary
send — W1S1 [send] v past tense and past participle sent [sent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(by post etc)¦ 2¦(radio/computer etc)¦ 3¦(person to place)¦ 4 send (somebody) a message/signal 5 send your love/regards/best wishes etc 6¦(cause to move)¦ 7 send… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spine — [ spaın ] noun ** 1. ) count the row of bones down the middle of your back: BACKBONE, SPINAL COLUMN 2. ) count the edge of a book where all the pages are attached 3. ) count a sharp point on a plant or animal 4. ) uncount INFORMAL courage:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
