scaring the daylights out of

A form of scare the daylights out of

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scare the daylights out of
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scaring the daylights out of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaring%20the%20daylights%20out%20of

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

Chicago

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

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