| 词汇 | frightening out of wits |
| 释义 | (redirected from frightening out of wits)frighten (one) out of (one's) witsTo shock or scare one very suddenly and/or severely. Hyperbolically alludes to frightening one so severely as to cause them to become insane. Don't sneak up on me like that, you frightened me out of my wits! That car accident seems to have frightened Janet out of her wits—she's still shaken by it. frighten one out of one's witsand scare one out of one'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. frighten/scare somebody out of their ˈwitsfrighten somebody very much: I was scared out of my wits when I looked out of the window and saw the aircraft’s engine on fire. |
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