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makes my skin crawl

makes my skin crawl

Date: Apr 06 2006

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Don’t make me your victim. It makes my skin crawl.”

Jennifer Aniston, criticizing Vogue Magazine for making her look weak after her break up with Brad Pitt.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

makes me unhappy; makes me feel dirty or unpleasant

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Spiders make my skin crawl. So do snakes and Brussels sprouts. Ew!

When something makes your skin crawl, it makes you feel unpleasant or uncomfortable. In the example above, Jennifer Aniston is saying that she feels uncomfortable with the media making her look like a weak woman after her break up with Brad Pitt.

What makes your skin crawl?

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“Spiders make my skin crawl. I hate them!”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

very uncomfortable, being scared.
by vander
make me uncomfortable
by mirror_jw
hossein99 to make you full of disgust
by hossein99
meaning would be like" it makes you mad at it"
by amirbiglarbeigi
It makes me tired
by kainchiu
To feel uncomfortable in front of some situation
by mons
i think it means "to lose her face"
by huynguyen
"makes my skin crawl" I think it means, make me feel bad.
by maira
make me uncomfortable
by mirror_jw
wan-ting makes me hsve goose bump
by wan-ting
it makes her feel embarrased or ashamed
by linguis
kaewan This kind of saying is used whenever someone has an unpleasant sensation, as of insects, etc., moving slowly over their skin, for example: " The idea of watching poor people living on slavery makes my skin crawl". Kaewan -BJLAPA-Bahia-Brazil
by kaewan
pastasheep It means make me uncomfortable and feel angry; Do not agree with your opinion.
by pastasheep
in my opinion,it means that "I don't like do it"
by Funky
jennifer is so angry that her face is tristed by those words written by Vogue
by rachelxiong
lotus_2005 drive sb crazy
by lotus_2005
hojat541 well , i guess something which "makes sb's skin crawl" bothers or upsets him/her .
by hojat541

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Algeria

way you dont writ me in baby

08:01 PM Apr 06 2006 |

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