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freeze

See: BLOOD RUNS COLD or BLOOD FREEZES.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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freeze one's blood

[freeze one's blood] See: [BLOOD RUNS COLD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

blood runs cold

[blood runs cold] also [blood freezes] or [blood turns to ice] You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. - Usually used with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

blood freezes

[blood freezes] See: [BLOOD RUNS COLD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

blood

[blood] See: [DRAW BLOOD], [FLESH AND BLOOD], [IN COLD BLOOD], [IN ONE'S BLOOD] or [INTO ONE'S BLOOD], [MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL] or [MAKE THE BLOOD BOIL], [NEW BLOOD], [OUT OF […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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