stand on end

se dresser, se hérisser

Se dresser tout droit, en parlant des cheveux ou des poils, souvent sous l’effet de la peur.

En anglais simple : If hair does this, it rises straight up, often because of fear.

• The scream made my hair stand on end.
• His hair stood on end when he heard footsteps behind him.
• These ghost stories always make the hairs on my neck stand on end.

Comment l'utiliser : make someone’s hair stand on end (That strange scream made my hair stand on end.)

Synonymes : bristle

Expressions courantes : hair stand on end, hairs stand on end

mettre debout, placer à la verticale

Placer un objet à la verticale en le faisant reposer sur l’une de ses extrémités.

En anglais simple : To put an object upright so that it rests on one of its ends.

• Stand the box on end.
• We stood the long boards on end in the shed.
• Can you stand this barrel on end?

Comment l'utiliser : stand something on end (Stand the mattress on end against the wall.)

Synonymes : stand upright

Contraires : lay flat

Expressions courantes : stand on end, stand something on end