poner los pelos de punta

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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (idiom) (to frighten or repulse)

a. to make ... hair stand on end (idiom)

Algunas escenas de la película te pondrán los pelos de punta.Some of the scenes in the movie will make your hair stand on end.

b. to give the creeps

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(idiom)

En mitad de la noche, aquella vieja casa abandonada me ponía los pelos de punta.In the middle of the night, that old abandoned house gave me the creeps.

c. to give the shivers (idiom)

El cambio en la voz del médium le puso a todo el mundo los pelos de punta.The change in the medium's voice gave everyone the shivers.

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