"frighten the piss out of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-frighten the piss out of.ogg Forms: frightens the piss out of [present, singular, third-person], frightening the piss out of [participle, present], frightened the piss out of [participle, past], frightened the piss out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} frighten the piss out of (third-person singular simple present frightens the piss out of, present participle frightening the piss out of, simple past and past participle frightened the piss out of)
  1. (UK, slang, vulgar) To frighten thoroughly; to terrify. Tags: UK, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-frighten_the_piss_out_of-en-verb-Jhx8sopz Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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