Chill to the bone In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "chill to the bone", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-08-03 02:08

make someone's blood curdle , scare the pants off (of) (one) , make one's teeth chatter

Chill to the bone American British verb phrase

1. To be extremely cold

The temperature outside is minus 18 degrees. I have got chilled to the bone when traveling to work.

After raking snow off the roof for many hours, I am chilled to the bone.

2. To make someone exceedingly scared

The sudden appearance of zombies in the video chills me to the bone.

The soundtracks of this film chilled us to the bone.

you'll catch your death (of cold)

Used to advise that someone should wear warm or dry clothes, otherwise he or she will catch a very bad cold

Potatoes (or taters) in the mould

Literally means cold

to scare the hell out of

To shock, surprise or frighten someone in a very sudden and severe way

Used to describe a room/place so cold that you could hang meat in there like a frozen meat warehouse.

be scared shitless

Feel extremely scared or frightened

The verb "chill" should be conjugated according to its tense.