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C1 Halloween Idioms, Expressions and Vocabulary
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What does "to let the cat out of the bag" mean?
Reveal a secret
Solve a mystery
Play with a cat
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What does the idiom "To walk on one's grave" mean?
To literally walk on a person's grave
Experiencing a sudden and inexplicable feeling of unease
To trespass in a cemetery
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What does "to be a night owl" mean?
To work the evening shift
A person who stays up late
A nocturnal creature
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What does the idiom "To make one's blood run cold" mean?
To experience a sudden rush of adrenaline
To cause a feeling of extreme fear or horror
To donate blood for a good cause
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What does "to stab someone in the back" mean?
Betray someone
A surprise attack
A martial arts move
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What does the idiom "To send shivers down one's back" mean?
To physically send shivers down someone's back
To deliver a chilling message
To cause a feeling of fear or apprehension
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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 " to shoot daggers at someone" mean?
Practice martial arts
To look at someone in a very angry way. to glare at someone.
Use weapons in a fight
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What is this?
Cobweb
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What does "scaredy-cat" mean?
A way of describing a frightened rescue cat.
To be scared of cats
Someone who is easily frightened
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What does the idiom "to put/stick the knife in" mean?
Doing something unkind to someone when they are weak
To perform a precise and skillful action
Used to describe cutting meat in a particular way
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What does the idiom "drop dead gorgeous" mean?
A sudden loss of consciousness while looking good
Wearing a stunning costume
Extremely beautiful
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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 "wouldn't say boo to a goose" mean?
Being fearless of geese
Extremely shy or timid
Speaking only when necessary
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What does the exclamation "jeepers creepers" mean?
Expression of surprise or astonishment
Mild exclamation of fear or shock
Playful expression used to express mild annoyance
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What does "to spill one's guts" mean?
To reveal everything
To make a mess
To share a secret
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What does the adjective "blood-curdling" mean?
A medical condition related to blood clotting
Causing extreme fear or horror
The medical process of freezing blood
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What does "to give someone the creeps" mean?
Share a scary story
Make you feel very nervous or frightened
Provide a chilling experience
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What does the idiom "to be dead on one's feet" mean?
Standing still in one place for a long time
Exhausted
Being physically unable to move
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What does the idiom "graveyard shift" mean?
Working late-night or overnight hours
A shift at a cemetery
Working during the quietest hours of the day
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What does "over one's dead body" mean?
To do everything to prevent something from happening
Willing to sacrifice
A strong opposition
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What does "to make one's blood boil" mean?
To inspire passion
To experience an increase adrenaline
Cause extreme anger
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What does "to smell a rat" mean?
Identify a strange odor
Suspect deception or trickery
Detect a rodent infestation
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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 "skeleton(s) in one's closet / skeleton(s) in the cupboard" mean?
Forgotten memories
Embarrassing secrets
Hidden treasures
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What does "to be a Jekyll and Hyde" mean?
A mysterious alter ego
Be a fan of Gothic horror novels
Someone who shows two different sides to their character
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What does the idiom "To squeeze blood out of a stone" mean?
Getting information from someone that is unwilling
To put pressure on someone
To find something difficult
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What does "a ghost town" mean?
Haunted village
Abandoned city
Desolate and empty area
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What does the idiom "Like a bat outta hell" mean?
Being afraid or startled easily
Moving or acting very quickly or recklessly
Having a phobia of bats
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What does the idiom "witch-hunt" mean?
Term for a gathering of witches
Campaigning against a person/group having different views
A medieval term used for hunting witches
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What does "to do 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 does the adjective "bone-chilling" mean?
Frightening or terrifying, causing a deep sense of fear
Extremely cold, causing discomfort or shivering
A sensation of tingling in the bones due to fear
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What does the idiom "To be scared of one's own shadow" mean?
To be afraid of darkness or the unknown
To have an irrational fear of one's own reflection
To be easily frightened or jumpy
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What does "to dig one's own grave" mean?
Uncover hidden secrets
Do something that will cause problems in the future
To work as a grave digger
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What does the idiom "To play devil's advocate" mean?
Believing that devils exist
To participate in a role-playing game involving devils
Taking a point of view for the sake of argument.
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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 "come back to haunt someone" mean?
Have negative consequences later on
Seek revenge
Return with a vengeance
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What does "to scare the pants off someone" mean?
Remove someone's pants
To play a bad joke on someone
To really frighten someone
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What does " to freak out / flip out" mean?
Perform acrobatic stunts
React wildly or irrationally
Dance energetically
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What does the idiom "not a cat in hell's chance of" mean?
No chance at all
An uncertain outcome
To profoundly disagree with someone / something
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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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