scared out of (one's) wits
scared out of (one's) wits
Shocked or frightened very suddenly or severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to scaring one so badly that they lose their sanity.) I tried to play it cool in front of my friends, but honestly, I was scared out of my wits watching that horror movie. Janet's been scared out of her wits ever since that burglar was caught breaking into her house.
See also: of, out, scare, wit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- scare (one) out of (one's) wits
- scare out of one's wits
- scare the wits out of (one)
- scare someone witless
- scare (one) witless
- scare someone out of their wits
- have one's wits about one, to
- be beside (oneself)
- wit