scare someone witless

scare (one) witless

To shock or frighten one very severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to scaring one so badly that they lose their sanity.) Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me out of my wits! That car accident seems to have scared Janet out of her wits—she's still shaken by it.

scare someone witless

INFORMAL

If something or someone scares you witless, they make you very frightened or worried. I saw that film when I was in Paris and it scared me witless. You read about all these things that can cause cancer and it scares you witless.

词组	scare someone witless
释义	scare someone witless scare (one) witless To shock or frighten one very severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to scaring one so badly that they lose their sanity.) Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me out of my wits! That car accident seems to have scared Janet out of her wits—she's still shaken by it. See also: scare, witless Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. scare someone witless INFORMAL If something or someone scares you witless, they make you very frightened or worried. I saw that film when I was in Paris and it scared me witless. You read about all these things that can cause cancer and it scares you witless. See also: scare, someone, witless Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: scare (one) witless scare out of one's wits scare (one) out of (one's) wits scare the wits out of (one) scare (one) stiff scare stiff scare the hell out of (one) scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody You scared the hell out of me annoy
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