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