frighten out of one's wits
1scare\ out\ of\ one's\ wits — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… …
2scare out of one's wits — frighten very much Her little girl was scared out of her wits after she saw the horror movie …
3scare out of one's wits — or[scare stiff] or[scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. * /The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits./ * /The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair./ * /Pete s ghost story scared the daylights out of …
4scare out of one's wits — or[scare stiff] or[scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. * /The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits./ * /The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair./ * /Pete s ghost story scared the daylights out of …
5scare out of one's wits — verb To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally He scared me out of my wits, sneaking up behind me in the dark, like that …
6frighten — 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,… …
7frighten — v scare, affright, Archaic. fray, Scot. fley, Inf. funk, panic, throw into a panic; terrify, Inf. scare out of one s wits, Inf. make [s.o. s] hair stand on end, Inf. scare stiff, Sl. curl [s.o. s] hair; alarm, startle, Inf. make [s.o.] jump out… …
8frighten — frighten, fright, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, affray, affright mean to strike or to fill with fear or dread. Frighten is perhaps the most frequent in use; it is the most inclusive, for it may range in implicaton from a momentary… …
9scare\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… …
10make one's blood run cold — frighten someone, scare a person out of his wits …
