Graveyard shift.
A work shift that happens overnight.
To make someone's blood boil.
To make someone very angry.
Ghost town.
A deserted place where there are few or no people.
Like a bat out of hell.
To move extremely quick without thought or in a panic.
Skeleton crew
The smallest number of people needed for a business to operate.
Scaredy cat.
Someone who is easily frightened.
Night owl.
A person who tends to stay up late.
Witch hunt.
To unfairly seek to damage others, perhaps because of a false view of their beliefs.
To dig one's grave
To be responsible for one's downfall or ruin. It's a way of expressing that you've made a big mistake.
Over my dead body.
To refuse to do something.
In cold blood.
To do something deliberately in a ruthless manner.
Skeleton in the closet/cupboard.
To have an embarrassing secret about your past.
To spill your guts.
To confess everything.
Drop dead gorgeous.
Someone very good looking.
Stabbed in the back.
To be betrayed by a friend or colleague.
Wouldn't say boo to a goose.
A shy or nervous person.
To smell a rat.
To suspect that something wrong or dishonest is happening.
A snowball's chance in hell
There's no chance at all.
To be scared stiff.
To get so scared you're not able to move.
Playing devil's advocate.
To present the other side of an argument even though you don't personally support it.
To scare the pants off someone
To frighten someone a lot.