scared to death

Very severely frightened or worried. Hyperbolically alludes to having been frightened so badly as to have died from it. I was scared to death when I thought I heard footsteps on the staircase when no one else was home. We were scared to death when we woke up to the sound of the howler monkeys. We had no idea what it was coming from. I'm scared to death that the tests are going to come back positive.

词组	scared to death
释义	scared to death scared to death Very severely frightened or worried. Hyperbolically alludes to having been frightened so badly as to have died from it. I was scared to death when I thought I heard footsteps on the staircase when no one else was home. We were scared to death when we woke up to the sound of the howler monkeys. We had no idea what it was coming from. I'm scared to death that the tests are going to come back positive. See also: death, scare Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be frightened to death frightened to death frighten scare scared silly/stiff/to death, to be be scared witless scare someone out of their wits scared out of (one's) wits in a sweat frighten the life out of someone References in classic literature 'most scared to death, and cleared the fence and tore into the woods, and was gone. Tom Sawyer Detective "Oh, that's good -- I tell you, Tom, I was most scared to death; I'd a bet anything it was a STRAY dog." Tom Sawyer And that poor pig was near scared to death. I'll never be able to read that account in the Bible of the swine that rushed madly down the steep place into the sea without seeing Mr. Anne of The Island I woke up along in the night and I was most scared to death. What shadows and queer noises there was! Annes House of Dreams Kina-Kina's word was law, and he was scared to death. And we kept him on board issuing proclamations all the time we were in Poonga-Poonga. Adventure We've broken out of our pickets, again and again, four hundred and fifty of us, just because a new recruit got to telling tales of whip snakes at home in Australia till we were scared to death of the loose ends of our head-ropes." Jungle Book "You fools will have yourselves scared to death in a minute. Out of Times Abyss I know a lady in her 80s who is scared to death about where she will go." NEWS BRIEFING Protest is held over GP closure Many who experience these overwhelming sensations describe feeling 'scared to death.' The popular phrase may sound dramatic, but health experts say there is some truth behind it. Are you 'scared to death'? Know how fear affects your body Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that European leaders are "scared to death" that President Donald Trump will make good on his campaign pledge to withdraw American forces from the continent if host countries fail to pay their fair share for its defense. Panetta Says Europe 'Scared to Death' Trump Will Carry Out Threat To Withdraw U.S. Forces "I'm scared to death, are you kidding me?" he told the publication. Scott Disick Joins Sofia Richie For 'American Idol' Taping I was scared to death but I've never felt more alive." Nothing worse than a back seat cheetah. I thought she was going to kill me and I was scared to death. Later, she calmed down and apologized. How to live with a bipolar wife-and save the marriage? Katrina said she immediately deleted the review because she was "scared to death". Hotel asked woman for online review then charged her [pounds sterling]260 when she detailed 'nightmare' experience; Abbey Inn & Suites in Indiana had a 'policy' which allowed them to charge guests for negative reviews, a lawsuit alleges Lionel earlier said that he was "scared to death" at the thought of his daughter, 19, dating Disick, 34. Lionel Richie approves of daughter, Scott Disick's pairing
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