scare the shit out of
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scare the shit out of
verb scares the shit out of · scaring the shit out of · scared the shit out of
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To make someone scared shitless.
That scared the shit out of me!
Similar: give someone the shits, scare the hell out of, alarm, affright, appall, dismay, fray, frighten, grill, harrow, horrify, make someone's blood run cold
Talk about this word "scare the shit out of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scare%20the%20shit%20out%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scare the shit out of. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scare%20the%20shit%20out%20of "scare the shit out of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scare%20the%20shit%20out%20of.Cite this
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