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

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Verb [English]

Forms: scares the shit out of [present, singular, third-person], scaring the shit out of [participle, present], scared the shit out of [participle, past], scared the shit out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scare the shit out of (third-person singular simple present scares the shit out of, present participle scaring the shit out of, simple past and past participle scared the shit out of)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To frighten someone thoroughly. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Fear Related terms: pants-shittingly, scared shitless, shit one's pants
    Sense id: en-scare_the_shit_out_of-en-verb-ePV-tUem Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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