heebie-jeebies

heebie-jeebies
plural noun
(coll.)

give somebody the heebie-jeebies — jemanden kribb[e]lig machen (ugs.)

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heebie-jeebies
[ˌhi:biˈʤi:biz]
n pl
the \heebie-jeebies Beklemmung f, Zustände pl fam
to get the \heebie-jeebies Zustände kriegen fam
to give sb the \heebie-jeebies jdm eine Gänsehaut [o SCHWEIZ Hühnerhaut] machen
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['hiːbI'dZiːbɪz]
pl (inf)
Gänsehaut f (inf)

it/he gives me the heebie-jeebies — dabei/wenn ich ihn sehe, bekomm ich eine Gänsehaut (inf)

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heebie-jeebies [ˌhiːbıˈdʒiːbız] spl umg:
I always get the heebie-jeebies when … ich bekomme jedes Mal Zustände oder mir wird jedes Mal ganz anders, wenn …;
that old house gives me the heebie-jeebies das alte Haus ist mir irgendwie unheimlich;
it gives me the heebie-jeebies even to think about it schon bei dem Gedanken daran wird mir ganz anders
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plural noun
(coll.)

give somebody the heebie-jeebies — jemanden kribb[e]lig machen (ugs.)


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