stand on end Idiom

hair stand on end

become frightened or afraid of something My hair stood on end when I saw the aftermath of the automobile accident.

make your hair stand on end

cause you to be afraid, petrified, scared stiff Strange sounds began coming from the closet. It was enough to make your hair stand on end.

make one's hair stand on end

Idiom(s): make one's hair stand on end

Theme: FRIGHT

to cause someone to be very frightened. (Informal.)
• The horrible scream made my hair stand on end.
• The ghost story made our hair stand on end.

hair stand on end|hair|stand

informal The hair of your head rises stiffly upwards as a sign or result of great fright or horror. When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end. The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end.
Compare: BLOOD RUN COLD, HEART IN ONE'S MOUTH, HEART STAND STILL, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, SPINE-CHILLING.

stand on end

Of beard or fur, to bristle. The screams advancing from the awful old abode fabricated my beard angle on end. The dog's fur stood on end as it started glottal and acknowledgment its teeth, so I knew it would advance me if I got too close.Learn more: end, on, stand

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