"scare the daylights out of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: scares the daylights out of [present, singular, third-person], scaring the daylights out of [participle, present], scared the daylights out of [participle, past], scared the daylights out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=scare the daylights out of}} scare the daylights out of (third-person singular simple present scares the daylights out of, present participle scaring the daylights out of, simple past and past participle scared the daylights out of)
  1. Alternative form of scare the living daylights out of Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: scare the living daylights out of Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-scare_the_daylights_out_of-en-verb-DE1kpaKE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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