- frighten the life out of
- frighten/scare the life out of (someone)
to make someone feel very frightened.
She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
frighten the life out of
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frighten the life out of someone — frighten the life out of someone/frighten someone to death/informal phrase to make someone feel extremely afraid or nervous The older girls frightened us to death with tales of what would happen to us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or… … Useful english dictionary
frighten the life out of somebody — frighten/scare the ˈlife out of sb idiom to frighten sb very much • You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that. Main entry: ↑lifeidiom … Useful english dictionary
frighten the life out of someone — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that … New idioms dictionary
frighten the life out of — terrify … Useful english dictionary
frighten/scare the life out of — informal : to frighten (someone) very badly You (nearly) scared the life out of me when you startled me like that! • • • Main Entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
scare the life out of — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that … New idioms dictionary
scare the life out of me — frighten me a lot, scare me badly, scared out of my wits My son jumped out of the closet and shouted boo! He nearly scared the life out of me … English idioms
scare the life out of somebody — frighten/scare the ˈlife out of sb idiom to frighten sb very much • You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that. Main entry: ↑lifeidiom … Useful english dictionary
scare the life out of someone — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that … New idioms dictionary
frighten someone to death — frighten the life out of someone/frighten someone to death/informal phrase to make someone feel extremely afraid or nervous The older girls frightened us to death with tales of what would happen to us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or… … Useful english dictionary
