scare the hell out of
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scare the hell out of
verb scares the hell out of · scaring the hell out of · scared the hell out of
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To frighten (someone or an animal).
Similar: scare the shit out of, alarm, affright, appall, dismay, fray, frighten, grill, give someone the shits, harrow, horrify, make someone's blood run cold
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