- 総毛立つ
- そうけだつ【総毛立つ】⇒ ぞっと* * *そうけだつ【総毛立つ】have [get] goose-flesh all over; shudder 《at…》.
●総毛立つような話 a thrilling [hair-raising, blood-curdling] story; a story that makes one's hair stand on end
・…を見て総毛立つ shudder at the sight of [to see]…
・…のことを考えて総毛立つ shudder at the thought of [to think]….
●ちらっと見ただけでも総毛立つよ. The mere sight of it makes your hair stand on end.
・それを聞いて総毛立った. The story sent a thrill [chill] through me [my frame]. | The account made my blood run cold.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.