LANGUAGE WORDS, WORDS Article by Alison Tetlow EXPRESSIONS TO EVERYONE FEELS AFRAID OR SCARED SOMETIMES. HERE ARE SOME CONVEY FEAR EXPRESSIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU CONVEY FEAR IN ENGLISH. SCARED STIFF You can use this expression if you are extremely scared of...
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LANGUAGE WORDS, WORDS Article by Alison Tetlow EXPRESSIONS TO EVERYONE FEELS AFRAID OR SCARED SOMETIMES. HERE ARE SOME CONVEY FEAR EXPRESSIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU CONVEY FEAR IN ENGLISH. SCARED STIFF You can use this expression if you are extremely scared of something. For example, “I’m really worried about travelling to Africa, as I’m scared stiff of snakes.” In other words, you are so afraid that it feels like you can’t move. TO SHAKE LIKE A LEAF Imagine a leaf shaking in the breeze on a windy day. This is how you feel sometimes when you are very frightened. Your whole body trembles. “I was so nervous about giving a speech in front of the entire school that I was shaking like a leaf.” TO MAKE YOUR HAIR STAND ON END Did something ever shock or terrify you so much that it seemed as though it was actually happening to your hair? “We heard screams from the forest. They were so bloodcurdling that they made our hair stand on end.” TO JUMP OUT OF YOUR SKIN If somebody or something scares you
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