单词 | make one's hair stand on end |
释义 | make one's hair stand on endSEE SYNONYMS FOR make one's hair stand on end ON THESAURUS.COM Also, make one's hair curl. Terrify one, as in The very thought of an earthquake makes my hair stand on end, or Diving off a high board is enough to make my hair curl. The first term, first recorded in 1534, alludes to goose pimples prompted by fear, which cause the hairs around them to stand up. The variant dates from the mid-1900s. Words nearby make one's hair stand on endmake one's day, make one's ears burn, make oneself at home, make oneself scarce, make one's flesh creep, make one's hair stand on end, make one's head spin, make one sick, make one's mark, make one's mouth water, make one's peace with The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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