frighten the hell out of someone
- frighten the hell out of someone
frighten the hell out of someone & frighten the pants off someone & frighten the living daylights out of someone & scare the living daylights out ofsomeone & scare the shit out of someone & scare the wits out of someone
to frighten someone badly, suddenly or both. (Use of
hell
and
shit
are crude.) •
These figures frighten the hell out of me.
•
The door blew shut and scared the shit out of me.
•
It takes a lot to scare the pants off a hardened criminal.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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frighten the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
frighten the hell out of someone — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me … New idioms dictionary
frighten the hell out of — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me … New idioms dictionary
scare the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
beat the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
kick the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
scare the hell out of someone — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me … New idioms dictionary
scare the hell out of — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me … New idioms dictionary
hell — hell1 [ hel ] noun uncount *** 1. ) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people go is called Heaven. 2. ) a situation that is extremely unpleasant: It s been hell… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hell — I UK [hel] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people are believed to go is called Heaven. 2) a situation that is extremely unpleasant… … English dictionary
hell — /hɛl / (say hel) noun 1. (also upper case) (in many religions and mythologies) the abode of the spirits of the dead, often, as in Christianity, a place or state of existence where the wicked are punished after death. See Gehenna, Hades. Compare… …
