frighten the life out of someone
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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 — 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 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/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
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
frighten */*/ — UK [ˈfraɪt(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms frighten : present tense I/you/we/they frighten he/she/it frightens present participle frightening past tense frightened past participle frightened to make someone feel afraid, especially suddenly … English dictionary
frighten — fright|en [ fraıtn ] verb transitive ** to make someone feel afraid, especially suddenly: SCARE: Stop it! You re frightening the children! a. to make someone feel nervous or worried: The thought of war frightens me. It frightens me how quickly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frighten — [[t]fra͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] frightens, frightening, frightened 1) VERB If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. [V n] He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear … English dictionary
frighten — fright|en [ˈfraıtn] v [T] to make someone feel afraid = ↑scare ▪ Don t stand so near the edge! You re frightening me. ▪ She was frightened by the anger in his eyes. ▪ Computers used to frighten me, but not now. frighten sb to death/frighten the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
