make one's blood run cold
make (one's) blood run cold
To cause one to feel frightened or unnerved. The screams coming from the old, dark house made my blood run cold. That gruesome scene in the new horror movie made our blood run cold.
See also: blood, cold, make, run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make one's blood run cold
Also, freeze one's blood. Cause one to shiver from fright or horror, as in The radiator's clanking at night made George's blood run cold, or Movies about vampires always freeze my blood. [Early 1800s] Also see make one's flesh creep.
See also: blood, cold, make, run
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- make (one's) blood run cold
- make blood run cold
- make somebody's blood run cold
- make your blood run cold
- make (one's) skin crawl
- make skin
- make your skin crawl
- make one's flesh creep
- make your flesh creep
- make someone's flesh creep