scare the devil out of (one)
scare the devil out of (one)
To shock or frighten one very suddenly or severely. Don't sneak up on me like that—you scared the devil out of me! The sound of the fire alarm scared the devil out of us this morning.
See also: devil, of, out, scare
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- annoy
- scare the hell out of (one)
- scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody
- You scared the hell out of me
- scare the bejesus out of (one)
- scare the bejesus out of someone
- scare the bejeebers out of (one)
- scare (one) out of (one's) wits
- scare out of one's wits
- scare the wits out of (one)