"A shiver went up my spine" nghĩa là gì?


"A shiver went up (one's) spine" có shiver là rùng mình, spine là xương sống -> cụm từ này nghĩa là 'lạnh xương sống', được nói khi ai rất sợ hãi, sốc, vui mừng hay phấn khích.

Ví dụ 
Finding myself next to the playwright (nhà soạn kịch) Arthur Miller at the National Theatre stage door. I heard this beautiful, deep American voice and a shiver went up my spine.

The Boeing 737-400, leased by Air Malta from the Lithuanian GetJet Airlines, has been sending shivers up and down the spines of travellers this week, who have reported being more than a little uneasy flying on the generic and antiquated (cũ kỹ) aircraft (phi cơ).

She said: "I picked up the phone and he said 'hello, is that Alison'? And I immediately said 'oh my God, it’s you'! A shiver went up my spine and I just burst into tears, his voice was just as I remembered it. It brought it all back to me from 18 years ago — but in a nice way."

Thùy Dương

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