- scare one out ofone's wits
- frighten one out of one's wits & scare one out ofone's wits & frighten someone out of a year's growth & scare someone out of a year 's growth & frighten one out of one's mind & scare one out of one's mindFig. to frighten one very badly. •
Oh! That loud noise scared me out of my wits.
•I'll give him a good scolding and frighten him out of his wits.
•Oh, you frightened me out of a year's growth!
•You frightened Bob out of his mind.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.