send chills up (one's) spine Idiom, Proverb
No spine
If someone has no spine, they lack courage or are cowardly.
spine-chilling|chill|chilling|spine
adj. Terrifying; causing great fear.
Many children find the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling. A was spine-chilling to learn that a murderer was in our neighborhood. Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.
spine-tingling|spine|tingle
adj. Very exciting; thrilling.
Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine-tingling. The children's plane ride was a spine-tingling adventure to them.send chills up (one's) spine
To account an acute activity of excitement, exhilaration, nervousness, or abhorrence in one. The way that sonata swells consistently sends chills up my spine. It beatific chills up my back back Dorothy gave me such an amative look. Can we get out of here? This awful old abode is sending chills up my spine!Learn more: chill, send, spine, up