scare the pants off (of) someone
- scare the pants off (of) someone
scare the pants off (of) someone
to frighten someone very badly. (
Of
is usually retained before pronouns.) •
Wow! You nearly scared the pants off me!
•
The explosion scared the pants off of everyone.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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scare the pants off someone — scare the pants off (someone) See at: caught with pants down … New idioms dictionary
scare the pants off — (someone) See at: caught with pants down … New idioms dictionary
scare the pants off — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants … New idioms dictionary
scare the pants off someone — tv. to righten someone suddenly. □ The piano lid fell and scared the pants off my parents. □ It takes a lot to scare the pants off a hardened criminal … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scare the pants off someone — bore/annoy/scare/etc the pants off someone informal phrase to make someone feel very bored, annoyed, scared etc Opera bores the pants off him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
scare the pants off (someone) — Vrb phrs. To terrify (someone). E.g. When I saw the muscles on him it scared pants off me … English slang and colloquialisms
scare the pants off (someone) — Vrb phrs. To terrify (someone). E.g. When I saw the muscles on him it scared pants off me … English slang and colloquialisms
(the) pants off someone — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants … New idioms dictionary
(the) pants off — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants … New idioms dictionary
scare (or bore etc.) the pants off someone — informal make someone extremely scared, bored, etc. → pants … English new terms dictionary
the pants off someone — (slang) To scare, bore, etc someone to a great degree ● pants … Useful english dictionary