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.
Witch hunt.
To unfairly seek to damage others, perhaps because of a false view of their beliefs.
Ghost town.
A deserted place where there are few or no people.
To spill your guts.
To confess everything.
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.
Not a cat in hell's chance.
There's no chance at all.
Like a bat out of heck.
To move extremely quick without thought or in a panic.
Skeleton in the closet/cupboard.
To have an embarrassing secret about your past.
Wouldn't say boo to a goose.
A shy or nervous person.
Over my dead body.
To refuse to do something.
To scare the pants off someone
To frighten someone a lot.
Night owl.
A person who tends to stay up late.
To smell a rat.
To suspect that something wrong or dishonest is happening.
In cold blood.
To do something deliberately in a ruthless manner.
Drop dead gorgeous.
Someone very good looking.
Skeleton staff.
The smallest number of people needed for a business to operate.
Graveyard shift.
A work shift that happens overnight.
Scaredy cat.
Someone who is easily frightened.
To make someone's blood boil.
To make someone very angry.