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