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1 send shivers down the spine
Переносный смысл: бросать в дрожь (These market numbers send shivers down the spine of every stockholder. - От этих цифр бросает в дрожь)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > send shivers down the spine
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2 send shivers up and down
Пословица: мурашки бегают по спинеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > send shivers up and down
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3 send a (cold) shiver (cold shivers or shivers) down (up or up and down) one's back
(или spine)paзг. нaгнaть cтpax (у) нa кoгo-л., пpивecти кoгo-л. в тpeпeт, зacтaвить кoгo-л. coдpoгнутьcя; мopoз пo кoжe пoдиpaeт, муpaшки пo cпинe (или пo тeлу) бeгaют It was curious that it should send a cold shiver down her back to think that people were talking about her (W. S. Maugham). Now once again she had the giddy feeling of a myriad eyes concentrated on the nape of her neck and sending shivers down her spine (J. Lindsay)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > send a (cold) shiver (cold shivers or shivers) down (up or up and down) one's back
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4 send cold shivers down
Общая лексика: мороз по кожеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > send cold shivers down
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5 give smb. the shivers
разг.(give smb. the (cold) shivers (тж. send a (cold) shiver или cold shivers down или up (или up and down) smb.'s back или spine))нагнать страх(у) на кого-л., привести кого-л. в трепет, заставить кого-л. содрогнуться; ≈ мороз по коже подирает, мурашки по спине бегаютIt was curious that it should send a cold shiver down her back to think that people were talking about her. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XVII) — Странно, одна мысль о том, что о ней пойдут сплетни, приводила Джулию в трепет.
I hate that thoughtful look you get sometimes. It gives me the shivers. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. XI) — Терпеть не могу этот твой многозначительный взгляд. У меня от него начинают мурашки бегать.
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6 wreck
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