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idiomscare/frighten sb out of their wits(also scare/frighten the wits out of sb)(or scare sb witless)to make someone feel very frightened:What did you do that for? You scared me out of my wits!Staying in that big house all alone is frightening the wits out of him - you can't make him go back.There were a few rapes around here that scared us all witless.Note'Frighten' is used more in British English than in American English.
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