give someone a fright
1give someone the fright of their life — informal phrase to make someone suddenly feel extremely afraid Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: fright …
2give someone the fright of their life — informal to make someone suddenly feel extremely afraid …
3give someone the creeps — verb To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright. Walking through the graveyard late at night gave me the creeps. Syn: give someone the willies, spook, unnerve, creep someone out …
4fright — [ fraıt ] noun 1. ) count an experience that makes you feel suddenly afraid: SCARE: I got such a fright when Joe burst through the door. Sorry, I didn t mean to give you a fright. a ) uncount a sudden strong feeling of being afraid: FEAR: I… …
5fright — UK [fraɪt] / US noun Word forms fright : singular fright plural frights 1) a) [countable] an experience that makes you feel suddenly afraid I got such a fright when Joe burst through the door. Sorry, I didn t mean to give you a fright. b)… …
6give — verb (past gave; past participle given) (usu. give something to or give someone something) 1》 freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have. ↘communicate or impart (a message). ↘commit, consign, or entrust. ↘cause to… …
7fright — noun 1 (singular) the feeling you have when something frightens you : give sb a fright (=do something that makes someone feel afraid): You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that! | get/have a fright: I got an awful fright when your dog …
8put the shits up someone — verb To scare someone, or give them a fright He would put the shits up me by phoning me in the middle of the night …
9scare — 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 …
10startle — verb Syn: surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, shock, give someone a fright, make someone jump Ant: put at ease …
