things that go bump in the night

Noun

humorous informal plural plural-only

(informal, humorous) Frightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式かつユーモラスな表現）夜中に、怖ろしい存在として想像される怪物や幽霊、その他の超自然的な存在 / 夜の闇に紛れて現れると考えられる、幻想的で恐怖を感じさせる怪異な存在

What is this buttons?

I told the kids not to worry about the things that go bump in the night, but they insisted on leaving the hall light on.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

子どもたちには、夜中に物音を立てる想像上の恐ろしい存在のことは心配しなくていいと伝えたが、彼らはそれでも廊下の電気をつけっぱなしにしたがった。

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(informal, humorous) Frightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.

Hellish new noises from new and secret British anti-aircraft devices vibrated last week through the din of London bombings. . . . [T]hey must have reminded Londoners of the old litany:

From ghoulies and ghosties,

Long leggety beasties

And things that go bump in the night

Good Lord, deliver us.

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