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