send chills down (one's) spine

send chills down (one's) spine

To cause an intense feeling of fear, nervousness, exhilaration, or excitement in one. Can we get out of here? This creepy old house is sending chills down my spine! The way that sonata swells always sends chills down my spine. It sent chills down my spine when Dorothy gave me such an amorous look.
See also: chill, down, send, spine
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • send shivers down (one's) spine
  • send chills up (one's) spine
  • send a chill down (one's) spine
  • send a chill down your spine
  • send a chill up (one's) spine
  • send a shiver down (one's) spine
  • send shivers up (one's) spine
  • send a shiver up (one's) spine
  • a shiver went down (one's) spine
  • give (one) the shivers