scare (one) silly

scare (one) silly

To shock or frighten one very suddenly or severely. Hyperbolically alludes to frightening one so severely as to cause them to lose their mind. Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me silly! That car accident seems to have scared Janet silly. She's still shaken by it.
See also: scare, silly
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • frighten/scare somebody out of their wits
  • frighten (one) out of (one's) wits
  • frighten one out of wits
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give someone their head