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Continuing from my 5 English idioms related to fear column post, we’ll look at some idioms related to blood next in this Halloween-themed series.
bad blood
Meaning: feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past
Example: “There has been bad blood between the two families for years.”
to make one’s blood boil
Meaning: to cause someone to be very angry
Example: “Reading that kind of nonsense just makes my blood boil.”
in one’s blood
Meaning: innate, as of a skill or quality
Example: “She knows how to play. Music is in her blood.”
to make one’s blood run cold
Meaning: to make someone feel extremely frightened
Example: “I heard a tapping on the window which made my blood run cold.”
blood, sweat, and tears
Meaning: extremely hard work, or the greatest effort possible, in order to achieve something
Example: “They had given their blood, sweat, and tears to getting the restaurant up and running.”
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