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Meaning of send shivers down someone's spine | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Deutsch jemandem kalt den Rücken runterlaufen
Français faire froid dans le dos
Português dar um frio na barriga

Examples

“Hearing that the killer escaped prison sent shivers down my spine.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

send someone packing send someone to the showers send to Coventry send to dorse send to the glue factory send to the scaffold

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