give someone the creeps

Definition

To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright.

Example Sentences

• "Walking through the graveyard late at night really gives me the creeps."
• "As for Leo, he did not altogether like it either, but ran his fingers through his yellow curls, and remarked that it gave him the creeps."
• "It’s the emptiness; there’s no one on the street at that time, along the river. It gives me the creeps."