make someone's hair stand on end
to frighten someone very greatly
Example: The horrible scream made his hair stand on end.
make (someone's) hair stand on endExample: The horrible scream made his hair stand on end.
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to terrify (a person)
See also: stand-by, stand-in, standing, standing-room, stand, stand aside, stand back, stand by, stand down, stand fast/firm, stand for, stand in, stand on one's own (two) feet, stand out, stand over, stand up for, stand up to, take the stand, (not to) turn a hair, -haired, hair('s)-breadth, hair-do, hair-drier, hair-oil, hair-raising, hairbrush, haircut, hairdresser, hairline, hairpin, hairstyle, hairy, hair, keep one's hair on, let one's hair down, split hairs, tear one's hair
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make someone's hair stand on end
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