send chills up (one's) spine

send chills up (one's) spine

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