American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases […]

[butterflies in one's stomach] {n. phr.} A queer feeling in the […]

[fear and trembling] or [fear and trepidation] {n. phr.} Great fear. […]

[for fear] Because of fear. * /He left an hour early […]

[for fear of] {adv. phr.} Because of being afraid of something; […]

[hair stand on end] {informal} The hair of your head rises […]

[in fear of] {adj. phr.} Fearful of; afraid of. * /They […]

[shake in one's shoes] or [shake in one's boots] {v. phr.}, […]

[spine-chilling] {adj.} Terrifying; causing great fear. * /Many children find the […]

[the creeps] {n.}, {informal} 1. An uncomfortable tightening of the skin […]