make your skin crawl
make (one's) skin crawl
To cause one to feel disgusted, frightened, or unnerved. Having to look at all those surgical photos made my skin crawl. The mere mention of cockroaches makes her skin crawl.
See also: crawl, make, skin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make your skin crawl
If something or someone makes your skin crawl, you find them very unpleasant and frightening. The way he looks at me makes my skin crawl. I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl. Compare with make your flesh creep.
See also: crawl, make, skin
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
make your ˈskin crawl
make you feel afraid or full of disgust: His smile made my skin crawl.See also: crawl, make, skin
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- make (one's) skin crawl
- make skin
- make flesh crawl
- make (one's) flesh crawl
- make (one's) flesh creep
- make one's flesh creep
- make someone's flesh creep
- make your flesh creep
- make your flesh creep/crawl
- make your blood run cold