make someone's blood run cold

make someone's blood run cold
make someone's blood run cold
Fig. to shock or horrify someone. •

The terrible story in the newspaper made my blood run cold.

I could tell you things about prisons that would make your blood run cold.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • make someone's blood run 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • make someone's blood run cold — make (someone s) blood run cold if something makes someone s blood run cold, it makes them very frightened. I heard a scream which made my blood run cold …   New idioms dictionary

  • make someone's blood run cold — ► make someone s blood run cold horrify someone. Main Entry: ↑blood …   English terms dictionary

  • make 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • make 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • make someone's blood run cold — horrify someone. → blood …   English new terms dictionary

  • make 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:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make blood run cold — make (someone s) blood run cold if something makes someone s blood run cold, it makes them very frightened. I heard a scream which made my blood run cold …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's blood runs cold — (someone s) blood runs cold make (someone s) blood run cold if something makes someone s blood run cold, it makes them very frightened. Steph s blood ran cold as she heard someone move in the shadows …   New idioms dictionary

  • make one's blood run cold — frighten someone, scare a person out of his wits …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blood runs cold — (someone s) blood runs cold make (someone s) blood run cold if something makes someone s blood run cold, it makes them very frightened. Steph s blood ran cold as she heard someone move in the shadows …   New idioms dictionary

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