make hair stand on end

make (one's) hair stand on end

1. To scare or horrify one. The screams coming from the old, dark house made my hair stand on end. When we go camping, every little noise outside my tent makes my hair stand on end. It could be a bear, after all!

2. To give one goose bumps as a result of a strong emotional reaction. The speech she gave was incredible. It made everyone's hair stand on end! I won't lie, hearing my name on national television made my hair stand on end.

make someone's hair stand on end

Fig. to cause someone to be very frightened. The horrible scream made my hair stand on end. The ghost story made our hair stand on end.

make one's hair stand on end, to

To terrify. The Book of Job (4:14–15) states, “Fear came upon me . . . and the hair of my flesh stood up.” The allusion here is to the goose pimples aroused by fear (or cold), the raised bumps on the skin that cause the hairs around them to stand up. Centuries later this gave rise to the adjective hair-raising, a synonym for terrifying.

词组	make hair stand on end
释义	make hair stand on end make (one's) hair stand on end 1. To scare or horrify one. The screams coming from the old, dark house made my hair stand on end. When we go camping, every little noise outside my tent makes my hair stand on end. It could be a bear, after all! 2. To give one goose bumps as a result of a strong emotional reaction. The speech she gave was incredible. It made everyone's hair stand on end! I won't lie, hearing my name on national television made my hair stand on end. See also: end, hair, make, on, stand Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make someone's hair stand on end Fig. to cause someone to be very frightened. The horrible scream made my hair stand on end. The ghost story made our hair stand on end. See also: end, hair, make, on, stand McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. make one's hair stand on end, to To terrify. The Book of Job (4:14–15) states, “Fear came upon me . . . and the hair of my flesh stood up.” The allusion here is to the goose pimples aroused by fear (or cold), the raised bumps on the skin that cause the hairs around them to stand up. Centuries later this gave rise to the adjective hair-raising, a synonym for terrifying. See also: hair, make, on, stand The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: make (one's) hair stand on end make one's hair stand on end make someone's hair stand on end make your hair stand on end make (one's)/the hair stand up on the back of (one's) neck (one's) hair stands on end your hair stands on end stand on end make one's blood run cold make your blood run cold
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