scare the pants off

Related to scare the pants off: along the lines, take a back seat, without a hitch

scare the pants off (of) (one)

To shock, frighten, or terrify one. The sound of the fire alarm scared the pants off of me this morning.
See also: off, pant, scare
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scare the pants off (of) someone

to frighten someone very badly. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Wow! You nearly scared the pants off me! The explosion scared the pants off of everyone.
See also: off, pant, scare
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • beat (one's) pants off
  • be off for (something)
  • be off for sth
  • (I've) got to take off
  • browned off
  • breeze off
  • auction off
  • blast off for (somewhere)
  • blast off for somewhere
  • (Now) where was I?
References in periodicals archive
THEY'RE wild, they're wicked and they're going to scare the pants off you.
But, let's face it, Boro without Alen Boksic do not scare the pants off any defence.
Turn in Maria - or give her lessons in how to really scare the pants off someone?
Tuesday Wednesday THE DARK BBC1, 11.55PM It may not scare the pants off people in the same way as The Ring or The Grudge, but this atmospheric horror flick is very much in the same mould and is perfect late night viewing on a winter's night.
The Swedish car makers have always been considered a bit of an outsider in an executive market dominated by Audi, Mercedes and BMW but I have just driven a Volvo that would scare the pants off their German rivals.
Join us on the 30th October for Family Fright Night (open till 9pm) - guaranteed to scare the pants off the whole family, with exclusive adult (16+) scare zones, live music and fancy dress family disco !
They scare the pants off everyone in the Championship and I cannot see them being halted.
It would make us far more confident and scare the pants off any opposition.
He's doing what he's best at in this new series, which may well scare the pants off you but looks certain to make an impact on the crime figures.
He's also regarded as a bit of a loose cannon and his maverick style would probably scare the pants off many at the WRU.
But United's summer spending power will still scare the pants off the rest of the Premiership - even if Europe's giants aren't shivering in fear.
Danny Dichio up front would be enough to scare the pants off most non-Premiership defences.
Rich in colour, gloriously photographed and oozing true charm, it has everything a family film should boast - even if the flying monkeys may scare the pants off anybody still in single digits.
The Eye Sky Screen 2, 11.15pm ANY Oriental horror movies are going to scare the pants off you, so remaking them with someone as gorgeous as Jessica Alba is a handy defence mechanism against the terrors in store.
MORE scare the pants off you action from the latest in this long running series which first saw the light of day in 1992.