scare the daylights out of in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"scare the daylights out of" meaning in English

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