Thursday 5 September 2013

The Creeps

To give someone the creeps

  • Meaning - To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright. 
  • Example - Walking through the graveyard late at night gave me the creeps.
Synonyms
  • creep someone out
  • give someone the willies
  • spook someone
  • unnerve someone

From http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/give_someone_the_creeps

Creeps

  • Meaning - A disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anaemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
From http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/creeps.htm

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