(one's)/the hair is standing up on the back on (one's) neck
(one's)/the hair is standing up on the back on (one's) neck
One is very scared or horrified. The hair is standing up on the back of my neck just thinking about going into that creepy abandoned building. Our hairs were standing up on the back of our necks as we listened to the sound of the wolfs howling around us.
See also: back, hair, neck, on, standing, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- annoy
- scare the hell out of (one)
- scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody
- You scared the hell out of me
- scare the devil out of (one)
- scare the wits out of (one)
- scare (one) out of (one's) wits
- scare out of one's wits
- scared stiff
- scare someone witless