frighten the life out of someone

Verb

Meaning

frighten the life out of someone (third-person singular simple present frightens the life out of someone, present participle frightening the life out of someone, simple past and past participle frightened the life out of someone)

To frighten someone very much.

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Close letter words and terms

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