scare the hell out of (one)
scare the hell out of (one)
To shock or frighten one very suddenly and severely. Don't sneak up on me like that—you scared the hell out of me! The sound of the fire alarm scared the hell out of us this morning.
See also: hell, of, out, scare
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
You scared the hell out of me.
and You scared the crap out of me.; You scared the dickens out of me.; You scared the devil out of me.; You scared me out of my wits.; You scared the pants off (of) me.You frightened me very badly. (Also with subjects other than second person. Of is usually retained before pronouns.) He scared the hell out of all of us. She really scared the pants off of me.
See also: hell, of, out, scare
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
scare, annoy, etc. the ˈhell out of somebody
(informal) scare, annoy, etc. somebody very much: The sight of a man with a gun scared the hell out of her. Louise suddenly surprised the hell out of us by announcing that she was pregnant!See also: hell, of, out, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- annoy
- scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody
- You scared the hell out of me
- scare the devil out of (one)
- 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)