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Phrase(s): *goose bumps [and] *goose pimples
Fig. a prickly feeling related to having bumps on one’s skin due to fear, excitement, or cold. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • When I hear that old song, I get goose bumps. • I never have goose pimples, but my teeth chatter when it’s cold.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs