frighten/scare the life out of
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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
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
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 — 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
life — W1S1 [laıf] n plural lives [laıvz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time somebody is alive)¦ 2¦(state of being alive)¦ 3¦(way somebody lives)¦ 4¦(particular situation/job)¦ 5 social/personal/sex etc life 6¦(human existence)¦ 7¦(time when something exists/works)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
scare — 1. verb stop it, you re scaring me Syn: frighten, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, intimidate, terrorize, make afraid, make fearful, fill with fear, give someone a fright, panic, throw into a panic, shock, unnerve, cow; strike terror into, put … Thesaurus of popular words
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
