to shake like a leaf
to shake uncontrollably because you are frightened or nervous
to stick/put a knife into someone
to be unpleasant about someone, or to try to harm them
to work the graveyard shift
to work in the early morning hours
to make someone's blood run cold
to see, hear or think of something that frightens you very much
to make someone's blood boil
to make someone really angry
A scaredy-cat
someone who's easily frightened
to be scared stiff
to be very afraid
to play the devil's advocate
to pretend to be against an idea or plan to get people discussing it in detail
like a bat out of hell
moving fast and wildly
A skeleton in the closet / cupboard
an embarrasing secret
over my dead body
over my dead body
the green-eyed monster
jealousy or envy
not a/the ghost of a chance
unlikely to happen
to dig one's grave
to do something that causes you harm
a ghost town
a town wh
a night ownl
a person who is more active at night
a witch hunt
the searching out and harassment of people with unpopular views
somebody wouldn't say boo to a goose
used to refer to a timid person
the witching hour
a time when witches and other supernatural beings are said to appea