This poor animal has been frightened to death by the attacking dogs.
2. Fig. frightened or anxious. •I don't want to go to the dentist today. I'm frightened to death.
•I'm frightened to death of spiders.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
frightened to death — See: TO DEATH … Dictionary of American idioms
frightened to death — very afraid, scared spitless, scared stiff She said she was frightened to death when she heard the shot … English idioms
frightened\ to\ death — See: to death … Словарь американских идиом
be frightened to death — be frightened/scared to death frighten/scare (someone) to death to make someone feel very frightened. I m scared to death she s going to tell him. She s frightened to death of dogs. (often + of) … New idioms dictionary
frightened — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ I got frightened when he lost his temper … Collocations dictionary
frightened — fright|ened S2 [ˈfraıtnd] adj feeling afraid = ↑scared ▪ Don t be frightened. We re not going to hurt you. frightened of ▪ I was frightened of being left by myself in the house. ▪ Her father had an awful temper and she was always frightened of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
death — [[t]de̱θ[/t]] ♦♦ deaths 1) N VAR Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal. 1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation. ...the thirtieth anniversary of her death... The report mentions the death of 18… … English dictionary
death — 1. Unbearable. ♣ The whole function s going to be death. 2. to death Very much indeed. ♣ Frightened to death, etc … A concise dictionary of English slang
Death of a Doxy — … Wikipedia
death — W1S1 [deθ] n [: Old English;] 1.) a) [U] the end of the life of a person or animal ≠ ↑birth death of ▪ The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. ▪ Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. ▪ How Danielle … Dictionary of contemporary English
