give sb the jitters
Definition
› to make someone nervous or frightened: Come away from that cliff edge! You're giving me the jitters!Causing anxiety and worryMaking people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of give sb the jitters from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alarm verb
- alarming adjective
- catch up with sb phrasal verb (CAUSE PROBLEMS)
- come back to bite sb idiom
- come back/home to roost idiom
- concerning adjective
- disturb verb (WORRY)
- dread verb
- flap verb (BEHAVE NERVOUSLY)
- frighten sb/sth away/off phrasal verb
- get/go beyond a joke idiom
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- harass verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- stressful adjective
- tense adjective (NERVOUS)
- troubling adjective
- unnerve verb
- unsettling adjective (WORRYING)
- weigh on sb/sth phrasal verb
Topic:
Causing anxiety and worry
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