Tag: send shivers down your spine
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Spine-tingling
WotD: Spine-tingling Halloween is a great time to use the word spine-tingling. It is an adjective used to describe something so scary or exciting that it sends shivers down your spine. If something is spine-tingling, it can make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, just like in a horror movie! There…
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The dead of night
Phrase: The dead of night With Halloween on the way, people start whispering the mysterious phrase the dead of night. This is the time when darkness is at its deepest and everything is quiet, usually around midnight, otherwise known as the witching hour. It’s when spooky things happen, sending shivers down your spine, and the…
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Spin
Word of the Day: Spin In the world of public relations, spin is like a magician’s sleight of hand, a powerful tool politicians and corporations use to shape public perception. Spin is the art of deliberately manipulating information to present it in the most favourable light, often to influence public opinion or media coverage. It’s…
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In stitches
Phrase: In stitches Have you ever laughed so hard that you thought you were going to split open? That’s what it means to be in stitches! And what better time to be in stitches than Halloween, when zombies and mummies are out and about? Picture this: you’re at a Halloween party, surrounded by spooky decorations…
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Make your blood run cold
English Phrase: Make your blood run cold As the leaves fall and days grow shorter, we know Halloween is growing closer. There’s something about Halloween that makes your blood run cold. It could be that thoughts of witches and black cats come more quickly to our minds as we walk down lonely streets and dark…
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Send shivers down your spine
Idiom: Send shivers down your spine Here we are, only two months until Christmas, and we’re going to discuss what sends shivers down your spine. Soon everything will be love and joy, peace and happiness, cinnamon and peppermint. Halloween, however, is a frightfully delightful time of year. It’s a time to think of spiders crawling…
