frighten someone out of their wits

frighten someone out of their wits
frighten (someone) out of (their) wits to cause extreme fear in someone.

Don't sneak up behind me like that – you frightened me out of my wits!


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  • frighten someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • frighten someone out of their wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • scare someone out of their wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • frighten out of their wits — frighten (someone) out of (their) wits to cause extreme fear in someone. Don t sneak up behind me like that – you frightened me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • frighten someone out of wits — frighten (someone) out of (their) wits to cause extreme fear in someone. Don t sneak up behind me like that – you frightened me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • frighten out of their wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • frighten someone out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare out of their wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare someone out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …   New idioms dictionary

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