Part 3 of 3 B1B2 Holidays

Halloween in English 3/3: Spooky idioms

Idioms that sound like Halloween and work all year: a skeleton in the closet, a ghost town, give someone the creeps.

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Halloween in English 3/3
scared to death
до смерті наляканий
Halloween in English 3/3
give someone the creeps
наганяти моторошність

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English Transcription Ukrainian
scared to death /ˌskeəd tə ˈdeθ/ до смерті наляканий
give someone the creeps /ˌɡɪv ˌsʌmwʌn ðə ˈkriːps/ наганяти моторошність
ghost town /ˈɡəʊst taʊn/ місто-привид, вимерле місто
skeleton in the closet /ˌskelɪtn ɪn ðə ˈklɒzɪt/ скелет у шафі
send shivers down someone's spine /ˌsend ˈʃɪvəz daʊn ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈspaɪn/ аж мурашки по шкірі
make someone's blood run cold /ˌmeɪk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈblʌd rʌn ˈkəʊld/ кров холоне в жилах
spine-chilling /ˈspaɪn ˌtʃɪlɪŋ/ від якого мороз поза шкірою
make someone's hair stand on end /ˌmeɪk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈheə stænd ɒn ˈend/ волосся стає дибки
jump out of your skin /ˌdʒʌmp aʊt əv jə ˈskɪn/ аж підскочити з переляку
a witch hunt /ə ˈwɪtʃ hʌnt/ полювання на відьом
graveyard shift /ˈɡreɪvjɑːd ʃɪft/ нічна зміна
skeleton staff /ˌskelɪtn ˈstɑːf/ мінімальний склад працівників

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