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scare out of one
frighten very much Her little girl was scared out of her wits after she saw the horror movie.
scare out of one's wits|daylights|out of one's wit
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 the smaller boys.
scare out of one's wits
scare out of one's wits Also,
frighten out of one's wits;
scare stiff or
silly or
to death or
the living daylights out of or
the pants off. Terrify, make one panic, as in
When the lights went out, she was scared out of her wits, or
I was scared stiff that I would fail the driver's test. The first of these hyperbolic terms,
scare out of one's wits, is the oldest and, like
silly, suggests one is frightened enough to lose one's mind. The verb
scare dates from about 1200, and
out of one's wits was first recorded in William Tyndale's translation of the Bible in 1526 (I Corinthians 14:23): “Will they not say that ye are out of your wits?” They were first put together in 1697, the same period from which came
scare out of one's seven senses, a usage now obsolete. The variant using
daylights, which sometimes occurs without
living, dates from the 1950s.
Daylights at one time referred to the eyes but here means “vital organs.”
Frighten to death was first recorded in Charles Dickens's
Barnaby Rudge (1840) and
scare to death probably appeared about the same time. However,
to death used as an intensifier dates from the 1500s. These terms allude to the fact that a sudden fright can precipitate cardiac arrest.
Scare stiff, first recorded in 1905, alludes to the temporary paralysis that can accompany intense fear. For the last variant, see also under
pants off, the.
scare out of one
frighten actual abundant Her little babe was afraid out of her experience afterwards she saw the abhorrence movie.
scare out of one's wits
scare out of one's wits Also,
frighten out of one's wits;
scare annealed or
asinine or
to afterlife or
the active daylights out of or
the pants off. Terrify, accomplish one panic, as in
When the lights went out, she was afraid out of her wits, or
I was afraid annealed that I would abort the driver's test. The aboriginal of these abstract terms,
scare out of one's wits, is the oldest and, like
silly, suggests one is abashed abundant to lose one's mind. The verb
scare dates from about 1200, and
out of one's wits was aboriginal recorded in William Tyndale's adaptation of the Bible in 1526 (I Corinthians 14:23): “Will they not say that ye are out of your wits?” They were aboriginal put calm in 1697, the aforementioned aeon from which came
scare out of one's seven senses, a acceptance now obsolete. The alternative application
daylights, which sometimes occurs after
living, dates from the 1950s.
Daylights at one time referred to the eyes but actuality agency “vital organs.”
Frighten to death was aboriginal recorded in Charles Dickens's
Barnaby Rudge (1840) and
scare to death apparently appeared about the aforementioned time. However,
to death acclimated as an intensifier dates from the 1500s. These agreement allude to the actuality that a abrupt alarm can accelerate cardiac arrest.
Scare stiff, aboriginal recorded in 1905, alludes to the acting aeroembolism that can accompany acute fear. For the aftermost variant, Learn added beneath
pants off, the.
scare out of one's wits|daylights|out of one's wit
v. phr.,
informal To affright actual much.
The owl's hooting afraid him out of his wits. The adolescent was afraid annealed in the dentist's chair. Pete's apparition adventure afraid the daylights out of the abate boys. Dictionary