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Scared? Try Using These Three Idioms

10/31/2013

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What would you feel if you heard a loud bang on your door at midnight? What if you saw a shadow in your room when you thought no one was home?  Think about some of the feelings you would have.

I'm sure you would be frightened? scared? afraid?

What do you think you look like when you're scared? Your eyes probably open wider? Your jaw drops? Sometimes you feel like your heart stops or beats faster?

We can use idioms to show more clearly all these feelings and even the way we look. Sometimes when we're scared, instead of using adjectives like "anxious" or "frightened," we could use idioms to give the listener an image of what we've experienced.

Scare to death-

Meaning: extremely frightened
Usage: I was scared to death! / You scared her to death! / I will scare you to death with my costume / Stop scaring me to death!

Shake like a leaf-

Meaning: shaking a lot from being really scared or nervous, being extremely scared
Usage: I'm shaking like a leaf! / I always shake like a leaf when I give presentations!

Freak out-
Meaning: upset, anxious, excited 
Usage: Don't freak out ! / You freaked me out! / Your dog freaks him out! / Let's freak someone out! They are freaking me out!

I use these idioms quite a lot, especially "freak out" because my husband loves to find ways to scare me or "freak me out". Life is always entertaining with him...

Happy Halloween!

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Elton Mark Ligutom link
4/10/2018 08:43:19 am

Why they send me home because I was talking with luis he's my supervisor for 2 weeks and he send me home for my steeltoeshoes that a lot of people they send it home already for that issue and now I used this shoes for 1 year right now they send me home for that why did he did not told me before then I want to call John he did send me Johnny to come maybe theres something they hide me for that reason..why did we happen to me that she can sent me that 1 year already I used it everyday i worked,why she can do that always bothered me of loud voice so that I cannot answer..no way that not a big reason I go home because I dont know where did I trust to tell the reason because the HR office was closed then he did not sent me john when I call him because they were always playing with me thats why i call John because his my guardian that he protect me and i can trust it all to him then he didnot sent me maybe she scared that John knows all the truth thats she send me for i my anticipation she's my worker but luis to me that heshemy supervisor but luis is not there maybe im her supervisor then she send me home that 1 year already issued everyday I worked then now it's happen to me..that's not the right to do it for 1year already i used it.

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4/26/2019 02:09:53 pm

klaroha na pag sulat dong. pwede mana bisaya mka sabot ra gihapon ng mg basa ana...hehehe

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