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Halloween Idioms

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  • SCARED STIFF
    So scared that you cannot move
  • COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU
    When a past situation causes you problems in the present or future
  • DEAD RINGER
    A person or thing that looks exactly like another
  • DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
    Someone who takes the unpopular side of an argument for the sake of strengthening the argument
  • STAB SOMEONE IN THE BACK
    To betray someone who trusted you
  • DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
    Extremely attractive
  • OUT FOR BLOOD
    Extremely angry with someone or something
  • GIVE UP THE GHOST
    Stop trying
  • MAKE YOUR SKIN CRAWL
    Make you feel disgusted or frightened
  • GREEN-EYED MONSTER
    Jealousy
  • BE ROLLING IN ONE'S GRAVE
    Somebody dead would be upset if s/he heard what just happened.
  • MAKE YOUR BLOOD RUN COLD
    Terrify you
  • SCARE THE PANTS OFF SOMEONE
    To shock, frighten, or terrify someone
  • SMELL A RAT
    To recognize that something dishonest is happening
  • GRAVEYARD SHIFT
    A work shift that happens over night
  • COLD-BLOODED / IN COLD BLOOD
    Behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people
  • WOULDN'T SAY BOO TO A GOOSE
    To be very shy and timid
  • GHOST OF A CHANCE
    Only a slight possibility
  • DEAD END
    A road or a situation which leads nowhere
  • A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET
    An embarrassing secret
  • DROP DEAD
    To die suddenly and unexpectedly
  • FINAL NAIL IN HIS COFFIN
    His final failure
  • SKELETON STAFF
    The smallest number of people needed for a business or organization to operate
  • NIGHT OWL
    A person who stays up late
  • LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL
    Moving very quickly or suddenly
  • DIDN'T BAT AN EYELASH
    Showed no signs of emotion
  • DEAD CENTER
    The exact center
  • MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL
    To make someone irate
  • BE WEIRDED OUT
    To be afraid, disturbed, or unnerved by someone or something
  • WITCH HUNT
    A situation where accusations are made against someone or something that is not popular with the majority
  • SCAREDY CAT / PANTS
    Someone easily frightened
  • OVER MY DEAD BODY
    Stubbornly refusing to let something happen
  • GHOST TOWN
    A place with few or no people
  • DIG YOUR OWN GRAVE
    Do something that will cause you harm
  • HAVE THE DEVIL TO PAY
    In serious trouble
  • A DEVIL OF A JOB
    A most difficult task
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