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(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel fear, horror, dread, or strong foreboding; to chill.

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make someone's blood run cold

Source Word

make someone's blood run cold

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel fear, horror, dread, or strong foreboding; to chill.

Japanese Meaning

恐怖や不安を引き起こす / ぞっとさせる / 不吉な予感を抱かせる

The sudden creak in the hallway at midnight could make someone's blood run cold.

真夜中に廊下で突然きしむ音がすると、誰でも背筋が凍るだろう。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel fear, horror, dread, or strong foreboding; to chill.

Here, he read of dreadful crimes that made the blood run cold.

makes someone's blood run cold

（ present singular third-person ）

making someone's blood run cold

（ participle present ）

made someone's blood run cold

（ participle past ）

made someone's blood run cold

（ past ）