make (one's) flesh creep Idiom, Proverb

creep

strange person, pervert, weirdo What a creep! He looks like a stray dog!

give me the creeps

cause me to feel scared or uncomfortable Damon looks like a ghost. He gives me the creeps.

creepy-crawly

an insect, spider, worm etc.

give sb the creeps

Idiom(s): give someone the creeps AND give someone the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to make someone uneasy; to frighten someone.
• That old house gives me the creeps.
• That strange old man gives him the willies.

get the creeps

Idiom(s): get the creeps AND get the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to become frightened; to become uneasy. (Slang.)
• I get the creeps when I see that old house.
• I really had the willies when I went down into the basement.

creep up on|creep

v. 1. To crawl towards; move along near the ground; steal cautiously towards so as not to be seen or noticed. The mouse did not see the snake creeping up on it over the rocks. Indians were creeping up on the house through the bushes. 2. or sneak up on To come little by little; arrive slowly and unnoticed. The woman's hair was turning gray as age crept up on her. Winter is creeping up on us little by little. The boys didn't notice the darkness creeping up on them while they were playing.
Compare: COME OVER.

the creeps|creeps

n., informal 1. An uncomfortable tightening of the skin caused by fear or shock. Reading the story of a ghost gave Joe the creeps. The queer noises in the old house gave Mary the creeps. 2. A strong feeling of fear or disgust. The cold, damp, lonely swamp gave John the creeps. The dog was so ugly it gave Mary the creeps.

creep up on

creep up on
Advance slowly or stealthily, as in The cat crept up on the bird, or Autumn is creeping up on us. This expression is recorded in slightly different form— creep in or creep on—from the 15th century on. One of the Hymns to the Virgin and Christ (c. 1430) has “Now age has cropen [crept] up on me ful stille.”

give the creeps

give the creeps
see the creeps.

make one's flesh creep

make one's flesh creep
Also, 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 (one's) beef creep

To account one to feel disgusted, frightened, or unnerved. Having to attending at all those surgical photos fabricated my beef creep. The bald acknowledgment of cockroaches makes her beef creep.Learn more: creep, flesh, make

make one's beef creep

Also, make one's bark crawl. Account one to convulse with abhorrence or fear, as in That account makes my beef creep, or Cockroaches accomplish my bark crawl. This argot alludes to the activity of accepting article clamber over one's anatomy or skin. The aboriginal appellation appeared in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1727): "Something in their aspect fabricated my beef edge with a abhorrence I cannot express." The alternative dates from the backward 1800s. Learn more: creep, flesh, make

make your beef creep

make your beef crawl

If article or addition makes your flesh creep or makes your flesh crawl, they accomplish you feel afflictive because you acquisition them so abhorrent or frightening. I didn't like him the aboriginal time I set eyes on him and now I apperceive why. He fabricated my beef creep. I could see nobody. But they could see me. It fabricated my beef crawl. Note: You can additionally say that addition or article makes your skin crawl. Then aback she laughed. The complete fabricated his bark crawl.Learn more: creep, flesh, make

make someone's beef edge (or crawl)

account addition to feel fear, horror, or disgust.Learn more: creep, flesh, make

make your ˈflesh creep/crawl

accomplish you feel abashed or abounding of disgust: This is a cine to accomplish your beef creep. ♢ The way he looked at me fabricated my beef crawl.Learn more: crawl, creep, flesh, make

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