heebie jeebies

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(deyim) An American English idiom used to describe depression or anxiety. This can be as an after-effect of excessive alcohol intake or to describe a particular type of anxiety usually related to a certain person or place. For example, "He gives me the heebie jeebies", meaning "He makes me uncomfortably nervous". It can also refer to a particular form of intense apprehension, verging on horror, that is associated with opiate withdrawal
(Slang) excessive nervousness, jitters
A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea

I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.

give someone heebie jeebies
(deyim) An American English idiom used to describe depression or anxiety. This can be as an after-effect of excessive alcohol intake or to describe a particular type of anxiety usually related to a certain person or place. For example, "He gives me the heebie jeebies", meaning "He makes me uncomfortably nervous". It can also refer to a particular form of intense apprehension, verging on horror, that is associated with opiate withdrawal
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