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English idiom of the day: Send a chill

To send a chill:

To cause a feeling of fear


Example:


I could never skydive. Just the thought of it sends a chill through me.


Example:


A Professor’s Killing Sends a Chill Through a Campus in Pakistan (news article headline)

 
 
 

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