- frighten 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!
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frighten out of wits
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frighten 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
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 (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/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/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 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
frighten the wits out of someone — 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/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 — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strike with fear] Syn. scare, alarm, terrify, daunt, dismay, cow, terrorize, shock, startle, dishearten, abash, dispirit, throw into a fright, raise apprehension, intimidate, deter, threaten, prey on the mind, badger,… … English dictionary for students
