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C1 Halloween Idioms, Expressions and Vocabulary
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What does "to be blind as a bat" mean?
Being unable to see in the dark
Having very poor eyesight
Having excellent hearing
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What does the idiom "To walk on one's grave" mean?
To literally walk on a person's grave
To trespass in a cemetery
Experiencing a sudden and inexplicable feeling of unease
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What does the adjective "Bone-chilling" mean?
A sensation of tingling in the bones due to fear
Extremely cold, causing discomfort or shivering
Frightening or terrifying, causing a deep sense of fear
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What does the adjective "Spine-tingling" mean?
A sensation of tingling in the spine due to cold temperature
A shivering sensation or chills to run down one's spine
Describing a medical condition affecting the spine
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What does "to give one/someone the creeps" mean?
To give one the creeps
Share a scary story
Provide a chilling experience
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What does the idiom "Wouldn't say boo to a goose" mean?
Extremely shy or timid
Speaking only when necessary
Being fearless of geese
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What does " to shoot daggers at someone" mean?
Practice martial arts
Use weapons in a fight
To look at someone in a very angry way. to glare at someone.
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What does "to make one's blood boil" mean?
To experience an increase adrenaline
Cause extreme anger
To inspire passion
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What does "scaredy-cat" mean?
A way of describing a frightened rescue cat.
to be scared
Someone who is easily frightened
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What does the idiom "To squeeze blood out of a stone" mean?
To put pressure on someone
To find something difficult
Getting information from someone that is unwilling
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What does "To spill one's guts" mean?
To make a mess
To share a secret
To reveal everything
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What does the idiom "To play devil's advocate" mean?
Believing that devils exist
Taking a point of view for the sake of argument.
To participate in a role-playing game involving devils
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What does the idiom "To put/stick the knife in" mean?
To perform a precise and skillful action
Used to describe cutting meat in a particular way
Doing something unkind to someone when they are weak
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What does "over one's dead body" mean?
To do everything to prevent something from happening
A strong opposition
Willing to sacrifice
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What does "to be a night owl" mean?
A nocturnal creature
A person who stays up late
To work the evening shift
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What does "to stab someone in the back" mean?
A martial arts move
A surprise attack
Betray someone
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What does "to be a Jekyll and Hide" mean?
Someone who changes their opinions abruptly
A split personality
A mysterious alter ego
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What does the idiom "Graveyard shift" mean?
A shift at a cemetery
Working during the quietest hours of the day
Working late-night or overnight hours
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What does "skeleton(s) in one's closet / skeleton(s) in the cupboard" mean?
Embarrassing secrets
Hidden treasures
Forgotten memories
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What does the idiom "Not a cat in hell's chance of" mean?
To profoundly disagree with someone / something
No chance at all
An uncertain outcome
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What does the idiom "Witch-hunt" mean?
Campaigning against a person/group having different views
Term for a gathering of witches
A medieval term used for hunting witches
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What does "to something in cold blood" mean?
To execute a plan flawlessly
To act in a calculated manner
To do something deliberately and ruthlessly, without remorse
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What is this?
Cobweb
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What does the exclamation "jeepers creepers" mean?
Playful expression used to express mild annoyance or frustra
Expression of surprise or astonishment
Mild exclamation of fear or shock
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What does the idiom "To be scared of one's own shadow" mean?
To have an irrational fear of one's own reflection
To be afraid of darkness or the unknown
To be easily frightened or jumpy
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What does "to dig one's own grave" mean?
Uncover hidden secrets
To work as a grave digger
Do something that will cause problems in the future
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What does the idiom "To make one's blood run cold" mean?
To experience a sudden rush of adrenaline
To donate blood for a good cause
To cause a feeling of extreme fear or horror
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What does "skeleton staff/crew" mean?
Minimum number of people required for a task
Crew of secret agents
Team of skeleton characters
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What does the "witching hour" mean?
Midnight
The mythical time for witches to gather
A manner to describe a magical moment
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What does "a ghost town" mean?
Haunted village
Desolate and empty area
Abandoned city
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What does the idiom "Drop dead gorgeous" mean?
Wearing a stunning costume
Extremely beautiful
A sudden loss of consciousness while looking good
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What does "to smell rat" mean?
Identify a strange odor
Suspect deception or trickery
Detect a rodent infestation
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What does "come back to haunt someone" mean?
Have negative consequences later on
Seek revenge
Return with a vengeance
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What does "death trap" mean?
A deadly game
A dangerously unsafe place
A haunted house
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What does "to scare the pants off someone" mean?
To play a bad joke on someone
Remove someone's pants
To really frighten someone
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What does the adjective "Blood-curdling" mean?
The medical process of freezing blood
Causing extreme fear or horror
A medical condition related to blood clotting
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What does the idiom "To send shivers down one's back" mean?
To cause a feeling of fear or apprehension
To deliver a chilling message
To physically send shivers down someone's back
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What does " to freak out / flip out" mean?
Dance energetically
Perform acrobatic stunts
React wildly or irrationally
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What does the idiom "Like a bat outta hell" mean?
Moving or acting very quickly or recklessly
Having a phobia of bats
Being afraid or startled easily
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What does "to let the cat out of the bag" mean?
Solve a mystery
Play with a cat
Reveal a secret
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What does the idiom "to be dead on one's feet" mean?
Being physically unable to move
Exhausted
Standing still in one place for a long time
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