give the willies

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give you the willies

to make you feel frightened or nervous give you the creeps Driving at night on country roads gives me the willies.

Usage notes: also used in the form get the willies (to become frightened or nervous): I get the willies whenever I think of having to take exams.

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Even at age 50, platinum-haired rocker Billy Idol is managing to surprise--and sort of give the willies to--the music world. Rebel Yule by Riley-Katz, Anne / Los Angeles Business Journal More results

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