make someone's skin crawl/creep
idiom
: to make someone feel disgusted, afraid, etc.
The horrible things I saw made my skin crawl/creep.
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“Make someone's skin crawl/creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20someone%27s%20skin%20crawl%2Fcreep. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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