things that go bump in the night

Related to word: thing

Idiom

Definition

  1. This phrase refers to mysterious and potentially frightening sounds or occurrences, typically at night, that are unsettling because they are not understood.

    夜裡可怖的響動

    • The children were terrified by the things that go bump in the night they heard in the attic.

      孩子們被閣樓裡傳來的夜晚怪聲嚇壞了。

    • She always worries about things that go bump in the night, so she sleeps with a light on.

      她總是擔心夜晚的怪聲,所以開著燈睡覺。

    • The things that go bump in the night in the old house keep me awake at night.

      老房子裡的夜晚怪聲讓我夜不能寐。