give the heebie-jeebiesgive (someone) the heebie-jeebies
informal to make someone feel anxious or frightened.
Walking across the park after dark gives me the heebie-jeebies.
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give (one) the heebie-jeebies
To cause one to feel an extreme or acute sensation of fear, apprehension, worry, or anxiety. Walking through a graveyard always gives me the heebie-jeebies.All these ghost stories are giving me the heebie-jeebies.
give somebody the ˈwillies/heebie-ˈjeebies/ˈcreeps
(informal) make somebody feel nervous or afraid: Being alone in this old house gives me the willies.He gives me the creeps. He’s got such strange eyes.