scare someone to death

verb

To frighten someone very much.

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Meanings

verbscare someone to death (third-person singular simple present scares someone to death, present participle scaring someone to death, simple past and past participle scared someone to death)

present singular third person scares someone to death · participle present scaring someone to death · participle past scared someone to death · past scared someone to death

  1. idiomaticTo frighten someone very much.
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scare someone to death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20someone%20to%20death

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scare someone to death,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20someone%20to%20death.

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