Ghost town.
A deserted place where there are few or no people.
To make someone's blood boil.
To make someone very angry.
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.
Night owl.
A person who tends to stay up late.
To scare the pants off someone
To frighten someone a lot.
Skeleton staff.
The smallest number of people needed for a business to operate.
Drop dead gorgeous.
Someone very good looking.
Skeleton in the closet/cupboard.
To have an embarrassing secret about your past.
Graveyard shift.
A work shift that happens overnight.
Over my dead body.
To refuse to do something.
Stabbed in the back.
To be betrayed by a friend or colleague.
To be scared stiff.
To get so scared you're not able to move.
Wouldn't say boo to a goose.
A shy or nervous person.
Witch hunt.
To unfairly seek to damage others, perhaps because of a false view of their beliefs.
In cold blood.
To do something deliberately in a ruthless manner.
To spill your guts.
To confess everything.
Scaredy cat.
Someone who is easily frightened.
To smell a rat.
To suspect that something wrong or dishonest is happening.