"scare the pants off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-scare the pants off.ogg Forms: scares the pants off [present, singular, third-person], scaring the pants off [participle, present], scared the pants off [participle, past], scared the pants off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scare the pants off (third-person singular simple present scares the pants off, present participle scaring the pants off, simple past and past participle scared the pants off)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) To scare or startle someone thoroughly. Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Fear Synonyms: scare someone's pants off
    Sense id: en-scare_the_pants_off-en-verb-Aq1FXHAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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