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

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-scare the living daylights out of.ogg [Australia] Forms: scares the living daylights out of [present, singular, third-person], scaring the living daylights out of [participle, present], scared the living daylights out of [participle, past], scared the living daylights out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=scare the living daylights out of}} scare the living daylights out of (third-person singular simple present scares the living daylights out of, present participle scaring the living daylights out of, simple past and past participle scared the living daylights out of)
  1. (idiomatic) To scare something or someone to a large degree. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Fear Synonyms: scare to death

Alternative forms

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