scare the pants off

Verb

Meaning

scare the pants off (third-person singular simple present scares the pants off, present participle scaring the pants off, simple past and past participle scared the pants off)

(slang, idiomatic) To scare or startle someone thoroughly.
He liked the water rides, but the big roller-coaster scared the pants off him.

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Synonyms

spook frighten terrorize terrify affright petrify scare the bejeebers out of scare someone's pants off

Close letter words and terms

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