scare the daylights out of

A form of scare the living daylights out of — To scare something or someone to a large degree.

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Meanings

verbscare the daylights out of (third-person singular simple present scares the daylights out of, present participle scaring the daylights out of, simple past and past participle scared the daylights out of)

present singular third person scares the daylights out of · participle present scaring the daylights out of · participle past scared the daylights out of · past scared the daylights out of

  1. alternativeAlternative form of scare the living daylights out of.
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scare the daylights out of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20the%20daylights%20out%20of

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scare the daylights out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20the%20daylights%20out%20of.

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