A chill goes down your spine In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a chill goes down your spine", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-07-08 11:07

Meaning of A chill goes down your spine (redirected from a chill runs/goes down (one's) spine )

Synonyms:

a shiver runs/goes down somebody's spine

A chill runs/goes down (one's) spine phrase

Your back feels sudden shaking movement because you feel cold, frightened or excited.

His cruel and callous comments made me feel a chill runs down my spine.

Just thinking about doing a bungee jump, I can feel a chill runs down my spine.

She said that a chill ran down her spine. as she walked into the dark basement.

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Someone is walking over my grave

Used when someone unexpectedly has an urge to shudder or shiver

Grammar and Usage of A chill runs/goes down (one's) spine

Verb Forms

  • a chill ran/went down (one's) spine
  • a chill has run/gone down (one's) spine

The verb "run" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of A chill runs/goes down (one's) spine

This phrase is formed based on the meaning of the noun "chill".
 

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