scares the living 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

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare the living daylights out of
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scares the living daylights out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scares%20the%20living%20daylights%20out%20of.

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