| 词组 | make your hair stand on end |
| 释义 | Idiom make your hair stand on endmake (your) hair stand on end to cause you to be very frightened.Massey's detailed account of the battle made my hair stand on end. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form feel your hair stand on end - to recognize you are very frightened: I could feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck at the thought of crossing that old bridge. Related vocabulary: raise your hackles, send shivers down your spine Etymology: from the way the hair on a dog's neck points up when it is frightened or angry make (one's) hair stand on endTo scare or horrify someone. The screams coming from the old, dark house made my hair stand on end. When we go camping, every little noise outside my tent makes my hair stand on end. It could be a bear, after all! make your hair stand on endIf something makes your hair stand on end, it makes you very frightened or shocked. The first ten minutes of the film made my hair stand on end. Things happened that night that would make your hair stand on end. Note: When someone is very frightened, you can say that their hair stands on end. `What's that?' Chet's hair stood on end as an eerie howling came to his ears. |
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