| 词汇 | scared stiff |
| 释义 | Idiom scared stiff Theme: FRIGHT - SEVERE badly frightened.We were scared stiff by the robber.I was scared stiff when the dog growled at me. Slang scared stiff Theme: FRIGHT mod. frightened; unable to move from fear.The poor little kid stood there—scared stiff.I was scared stiff for hours after the accident. Idiom scared stiff extremely frightened.Jill awoke from a dream that left her afraid — scared stiff, in fact. Etymology: from the idea that you are stiff (= unable to bend or change your position) because you are too frightened to move scared stiffUtterly terrified; so scared that one cannot move. I was scared stiff when I heard someone in our kitchen in the middle of the night. Janet still seems to be scared stiff after the encounter with the mountain lion. scared stiffFig. badly frightened. We were scared stiff by the robber. I was scared stiff when the dog growled at me. scared stiff mod. frightened; unable to move from fear. The poor little kid stood there—scared stiff. I was scared stiff for hours after the accident. |
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