| 词汇 | frighten the life out of one |
| 释义 | (redirected from frighten the life out of one)frighten the life out of (one)To shock or frighten one very suddenly and/or severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to frightening someone so severely as to cause them to die.) Don't sneak up on me like that, you frightened the life out of me! That car accident seems to have frightened the life out of Janet—she's still shaken by it. frighten the life out of someoneorscare the life out of someoneINFORMALIf someone or something frightens the life out of you or scares the life out of you, they frighten you very much. It used to frighten the life out of me when they tried to jump on the moving trains. Further tests revealed that I needed major heart surgery. It scared the life out of me. frighten the life out ofterrify.frighten/scare the ˈlife out of somebodyfrighten somebody very much: Don’t do that! You scared the life out of me creeping up on me like that! |
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