give the creeps

give the creeps
See: THE CREEPS.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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

  • give the creeps — See: THE CREEPS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give\ the\ creeps — See: the creeps …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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 (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 somebody the creeps — give sb the ˈcreeps idiom (informal) to make sb feel nervous and slightly frightened, especially because sb/sth is unpleasant or strange • This old house gives me the creeps. Main entry: ↑creepidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • give 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 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 — verb 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 …   Wiktionary

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