avoir les sangs tournés

Meaning: To be profoundly shocked or horrified.

Language: French

Literally: to have one's bloods turned

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: The phrase draws on the archaic medical image of blood or humors as capable of being disturbed or reversed by extreme emotional shock.

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