"The green-eyed monster"
jealousy or envy
embarrassment
anger
"Not a/the ghost of a chance"
impractical to be done
not scary at all
unlikely to happen
"Like a bat out of hell"
behaving recklessly
moving fast and wildly
looking threatening
"A skeleton in the closet/cupboard"
an old-fashioned piece of clothing
a scary anecdote
an embarrassing secret
"A scaredy-cat"
someone who's easily frightened
a frightening animal
someone who likes to scare people
"Over my dead body"
used to emphasise that you dislike a suggestion
used to express how tired you are
used to show how frustrated you feel
"The witching hour"
the time when Halloween parties usually finish
Halloween's Eve
a time when witches are said to appear
"To be scared stiff"
to be afraid because you can't move
to be very afraid
to be afraid because you can't breathe
"To dig one's grave"
to keep a secret hidden
to do something that causes you harm
to bury something dangerous
"A ghost town"
a town where a tragedy occured
a haunted town
a town where few or no people live
"To make someone's blood boil"
to make someone really happy
to scare someone
to make someone really angry
"A witch hunt"
the activity of chasing and killing wild animals at night
the research done to disprove widespread myths
the search and harassment of people with unpopular views
"To work the graveyard shift"
to work in the early morning hours
to work in a cemetery
to work in the evening
"To shake like a leaf"
to shake a tree
to shake uncontrollably cause you are nervous and frightened
to be unable to control your body
"A night owl"
a person who is more active at night
a person who suffers from imsomnia
a person who guards a place at night