"Over my dead body"
used to show how frustrated you feel
used to express how tired you are
used to emphasise that you dislike a suggestion
"A scaredy-cat"
a frightening animal
someone who likes to scare people
someone who's easily frightened
"The witching hour"
Halloween's Eve
a time when witches are said to appear
the time when Halloween parties usually finish
"A night owl"
a person who suffers from imsomnia
a person who guards a place at night
a person who is more active at night
"A skeleton in the closet/cupboard"
an old-fashioned piece of clothing
a scary anecdote
an embarrassing secret
"A ghost town"
a haunted town
a town where a tragedy occured
a town where few or no people live
"To dig one's grave"
to keep a secret hidden
to do something that causes you harm
to bury something dangerous
"Like a bat out of hell"
behaving recklessly
looking threatening
moving fast and wildly
"A witch hunt"
the research done to disprove widespread myths
the search and harassment of people with unpopular views
the activity of chasing and killing wild animals at night
"To be scared stiff"
to be afraid because you can't move
to be afraid because you can't breathe
to be very afraid
"To work the graveyard shift"
to work in the evening
to work in the early morning hours
to work in a cemetery
"To shake like a leaf"
to shake uncontrollably cause you are nervous and frightened
to shake a tree
to be unable to control your body
"To make someone's blood boil"
to make someone really angry
to scare someone
to make someone really happy
"The green-eyed monster"
embarrassment
anger
jealousy or envy
"Not a/the ghost of a chance"
not scary at all
unlikely to happen
impractical to be done
