171 entries under expression topic. ×
| leave open-mouthed(confuse, alarm, confound, disconcert) | |
| lose your nerve(idiom, scare, become, freak) | |
| make one stare(idiom, wonder) | |
| pass over(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| physiological reaction | |
| play to the gallery(idiom, impress, amaze, grandstand) | |
| put chill on(idiom, scare, frighten, terrify) | |
| raise an alarm(idiom, fear) | |
| raise aprehensions(idiom, fear) | |
| render speechless(overwhelm, alarm, surprise, amaze) | |
| scare the pants off(idiom, frighten, terrify) | |
| scare the pants off of(idiom, shock, surprise, scare) | |
| scared stiff | |
| scared to death(idiom, upset, dismay, affright) | |
| screw up(confuse, mistake, baffle, muddle) | |
| set about(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| set forth(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| set off(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| set out(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| shake one's belief(idiom, unbelief doubt) |
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