Emotions & feelings

get goosebumps

develop raised skin from cold or strong emotion

To develop small raised bumps on your skin because of cold or a strong feeling.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Were you scared during the film?

Yes, I got goosebumps during the final scene.

Play the conversation

I always get goosebumps when I hear that choir singing live.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I get goosebump when I hear that song.

Say: I get goosebumps when I hear that song.

Use the plural noun "goosebumps" in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

get goosebumps; give someone goosebumps

Your turn: say it out loud

I always get goosebumps when I hear that choir singing live.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

get goosebumps

develop raised skin from cold or strong emotion

“I always get goosebumps when I hear that choir singing live.”

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