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It means when you have a bad feeling about something or someone in situatuions that are especially frightening.
Your hair "stands on end" because of a primitive response to danger. An animal's fur stands on end when it is afraid - this causes the animal to "pouf up" and look larger. Even though humans do not have fur any more, our hair still has the same response when we are afraid. Thus, when you say "My hair was standing on end," you mean "I was very frightened."
A slang expression. its what happens when you get a real fright 'your hair stands on end'. Also if you receive an electric shock
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∙ 13y agoThe variations are all based on fear or shock.
Example :
"That's so scary it will make your hair stand on end."
or simply :
"It's enough to make your hand stand on end"
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What is the meaning of the idiom put on end?
Sorry, there is no such idiom as "at wit's put end to". "at wit's end" means you have tried every possible way to solve a problem but cannot do it and do not know what to do next. "put and end to" means to stop or put a stop to something.
Is the sky is falling down an idiom?
People mean that it is the end of the world/
What does your hair stood on end mean?
To make someone's hair stand on end is to cause them to be very frightened, the expression is derived from getting goosebumps when scared and thus having your hair stand on end.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'bad company'?
Bad company means following or joining a wrong set of people and end up doing wrong things that will make you end up somewhere not good eg. prison, asylum e.t.c
What is the origin of - to run out your string?
you have run out your string-a cowboy term meaning you have come to the end of your rope-the end-in calf roping to run out your string meaning to throw your loop and upon catching the calf it goes to the end-meaning it's over...
What does the word piloerection mean?
Hair standing on end.
How does this idiom end 'as daft as a -'?
brush In the American South we say "dumb as a box of hair"
What does the idiom 'no end' mean?
It's not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. "No end" means just what it looks like -- something is endless.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'at wit's end'?
It means complete and total frustration with a situation.
What does this idiom mean hairy situation?
it is when you are in a situation that is scary and frightening or dangerous, and the hair on your body stands on end.
What is the meaning of the idiom put on end?
Sorry, there is no such idiom as "at wit's put end to". "at wit's end" means you have tried every possible way to solve a problem but cannot do it and do not know what to do next. "put and end to" means to stop or put a stop to something.
What is a cat showing when its back is arched and hair standing on end?
Its trying to intimidate its enemy
Can you make the hairs on your arm stand on end?
Standing hair is caused by the tiny muscle that connects the hair to the follicle. This muscle is called the arrector pili.
What is the Shakespearean Make your hair stand on end meaning?
In Shakespearean language, "make your hair stand on end" means to scare or horrify someone to the point that their hair raises in fear.
Does where the sidewalk end have an idiom in it?
Yes.
What is the meaning of idiomatic expression 'waited for the century'?
It's not an idiom - it means just what it seems to mean. Someone is waiting for the century to either end or begin.
What is the end of the idiom 'as wise as-'?
as wise as an owl
