"scare the hell out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: scares the hell out of [present, singular, third-person], scaring the hell out of [participle, present], scared the hell out of [participle, past], scared the hell out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scare the hell out of (third-person singular simple present scares the hell out of, present participle scaring the hell out of, simple past and past participle scared the hell out of)
  1. (mildly vulgar, chiefly slang) To frighten someone. Tags: mildly, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-scare_the_hell_out_of-en-verb-2jnALxE~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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