scared the life out of

A form of scare the life out of — To scare something or someone to a great degree.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of scare the life out of
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APA

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

MLA

“scared the life out of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scared%20the%20life%20out%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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