idiominformalto make someonewaitnervously:Itseemedthat theauthoritieshaddelayedthenewsjust to make ussweat.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCausing anxiety and worry
alarming
alarmingly
bite
catch up withsomeone
come back/home to roostidiom
disturb
dread
frighten
frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
get/go beyond a jokeidiom
givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
givesomeonethe jittersidiom
rattle
roost
stressful
suspenseful
swatting
tense
tenseness
trigger
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