scaredy cat
a skeleton in one’s closet
witching hour
to smell a rat
blind as a bat
digging one’s own grave.
drop dead gorgeous
graveyard shift
a night owl
to come back to haunt [someone]
over my dead body
scared stiff
Devil’s advocate
to make [someone]’s blood boil
ghost town
extremely beautiful or attractive
midnight; the time that witches are believed to be most powerful
used to say you’ll do whatever it takes to prevent something from happening
a decision that eventually causes problems to the person who made the decision
keeping a shameful secret that could ruin a person’s reputation
a person who presents the opposite side to stir up further discussion
someone who is usually awake and active at night
a shift that runs throughout the night, usually from midnight to 8 am
to suspect a trick or deception.
to do something that causes you harm.
absolutely terrified
someone who is easily scared
having terrible eyesight
a deserted town with few or no inhabitants
to make someone very angry