(one's) blood runs cold
(one's) blood runs cold
One becomes seized by an acute and intense sensation of fear, panic, horror, or dread. My blood ran cold when I overheard that a police officer had been asking about me at work. Janet could feel her blood run cold when the murderer she was testifying against walked into the courtroom.
See also: blood, cold, run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a shiver ran down (one's) spine
- a shiver ran up (one's) spine
- a shiver went up (one's) spine
- a shiver went down (one's) spine
- give (one) the shivers
- give somebody/get the shivers
- give (one) the heebie-jeebies
- get the shivers
- give you the willies
- give (one) the willies