give someone the creeps
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give (one) the creeps
To make one feel wary or uneasy due to eeriness or strange behavior. I stay away from that old house on the corner, it gives me the creeps! Why is that guy just standing around and not talking to anyone? He's giving me the creeps!
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give someone the creeps
INFORMALCOMMON If someone or something gives you the creeps, they make you feel nervous, afraid or uncomfortable. `This place gives me the creeps,' said Romira. For no good reason, he gave me the creeps.
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give someone the creeps
induce a feeling of fear or revulsion in someone. 1996 Roddy Doyle The Woman Who Walked Into Doors It's the emptiness; there's no one on the street at that time, along the river. It gives me the creeps.
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