a measly poltergeist to give me the heebie-jeebies

Bustling markets selling live wild animals, often piled one atop the other, give virologists the heebie-jeebies. But closing them down entirely would have wider implications

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heebie-jeebies

Syllabification: (hee·bie-jee·bies)

Pronunciation: /ˌhēbē ˈjēbēz/

noun

(the heebie-jeebies) informal

• a state of nervous fear or anxiety:it takes a lot more than a measly poltergeist to give me the heebie-jeebies

Origin:

1920s: coined by W. B. DeBeck (1890–1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist
In folklore and parapsychology, a poltergeist (German for "noisy ghost") is a type ofghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most accounts of poltergeists describe movement or levitation of objects, such as furniture and cutlery, or noises such as knocking on doors. Poltergeists are purportedly capable of pinching, biting, hitting and tripping people.

tut-tutt
 ( t tŭt'tŭt')
intr.v., -tut·ted, -tut·ting, -tuts.
To express annoyance, impatience, or mild reproof: "those fussy fellows at the State Department tut-tutting about lack of reform in the political system" (John Hughes).

measly

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːzli/

adjective (measlier, measliest)

informal

• ridiculously small or few:three measly votes

Origin:

late 16th century (describing a pig or pork infected with measles): from measles + -y¹. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century