make (one's) blood curdle

make (one's) blood curdle

To cause one to experience an intense feeling of fright, horror, or revulsion. The sight of my brother's murderer in court absolutely made my blood curdle. When we were camping last weekend, we heard a scream in the night that made our blood curdle.

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make your blood curdle

fill you with horror.

See also: blood, curdle, make

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