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单词 make someone's hair stand on end
释义

make someone's hair stand on end

Alarm or horrify someone: any kind of siren makes my hair stand on end...
  • If you talk to people in the private sector about what happens in universities, it makes your hair stand on end.
  • A woman patron tells me that electrical outlets (for dryers) are so shockingly few as to make your hair stand on end.
  • He was a good friend, a close colleague, someone who fearlessly undertook assignments that would make your hair stand on end.

Synonyms

horrify, shock, appal, scandalize, dismay, stun;
make someone's blood run cold, freeze someone's blood
informal make someone's hair curl
British informal put the wind up someone
See parent entry: hair
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