frighten the pants off (of) (one)
frighten the pants off (of) (one)
To shock or frighten one very suddenly or severely. Don't sneak up on me like that—you frightened the pants off of me! The sound of the fire alarm at three in the morning frightened the pants off of me.
See also: frighten, off, pant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- frighten the life out of
- frighten the life out of (one)
- frighten the life out of someone
- frighten/scare the life out of somebody
- frighten the hell out of
- frighten the hell out of (one)
- frighten the (living) daylights out of (someone)
- frighten the daylights out of