make someone's flesh crawl/creep

idiom

: to make someone feel disgusted, afraid, etc.
The memory of all that blood was enough to make my flesh crawl/creep.

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“Make someone's flesh crawl/creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20someone%27s%20flesh%20crawl%2Fcreep. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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