willies

willies
plural noun
(coll.)

somebody gets the willies — jemandem wird ganz anders (ugs.)

it gives me the willies — dabei wird mir ganz anders (ugs.)

* * *
wil·lies
[ˈwɪliz]
n pl (fam)
sb gets/has the \willies jd kriegt Zustände fam, jdm wird ganz anders [zumute] fam
I suddenly got the \willies and ran away plötzlich kriegte ich Panik und rannte weg
sth gives sb the \willies bei etw dat wird jdm ganz mulmig fam
this place gives me the \willies hier wird mir ganz mulmig zumute
* * *
['wIlɪz]
pl (inf)

to get the willies — Zustände kriegen (inf)

it/he gives me the willies — da/bei dem wird mir ganz anders (inf)

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

somebody gets the willies — jemandem wird ganz anders (ugs.)

it gives me the willies — dabei wird mir ganz anders (ugs.)


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