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heebie-jeebies

2021年11月02日 | 英単語
二人の登山家が岩壁を登っている最中に "killer bees" に襲われた、Reader's Digest 9月号の記事、"A THOUSAND STINGS" からの引用です。
April paused, looking down pensively at his red climbing shoes. Indecent Exposure had always given him the heebie-jeebies. It wasn't the most difficult rout in Hueco Tanks, but it was probably the most initimidating. It had two pitches, or sections between belay points, and both had passages that left yu hanging our unprotected over 130-foot drops.

くだけた感じの表現ですが "the heebie-jeebies" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A state of nervous fear or anxiety.: The list was enough to give me the heebie-jeebies.

・Collins Dictionary: apprehension and nervousness: This place is so spooky, it's beginning to give me the heebie-jeebies.

・Cambridge English Dictionary: strong feelings of fear or worry: Don't start talking about ghosts - they give me the heebie-jeebies.

常に "the" を付けて使う様です。
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