scare the life out of

verb

To scare something or someone to a great degree.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo scare something or someone to a great degree.

    Synonyms: scare to death, scare the living daylights out of, scare the shit out of

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo scare something or someone to a great degree.

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scare to deathscare the living daylights out ofscare the shit out of
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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