scare the living daylights out of

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

scare the living daylights out of (third-person singular simple present scares the living daylights out of, present participle scaring the living daylights out of, simple past and past participle scared the living daylights out of)

  1. (idiomatic) To scare something or someone to a large degree.
    Synonym: scare to death
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