make someone's skin/flesh crawl
idiom
: to cause someone to have an uncomfortable feeling of fear or disgust
Just thinking about being down in that dark cave makes my skin crawl.
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“Make someone's skin/flesh crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20someone%27s%20skin%2Fflesh%20crawl. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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