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Question
Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italic, and write the appropriate
meaning next to the sentence.
Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.
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Solution
Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end. (makes another feel
frightened)
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