jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge

German

Etymology

Literally, “someone's hairs are raised [as if] to [become] mountains”. Compare English hair-raising.

Phrase

jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge

  1. (idiomatic) someone is worked up, upset, or frightened to no end
    Als das Monster dann um die Ecke kam, standen mir die Haare zu Berge.
    When the monster came out from the corner, a shiver went down my spine.

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