frighten
51frighten out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! …
52frighten someone to death — frighten/scare (someone) to death to make someone feel very frightened. David suddenly appeared in the doorway and scared me to death …
53frighten to death — frighten/scare (someone) to death to make someone feel very frightened. David suddenly appeared in the doorway and scared me to death …
54frighten the hell out of someone — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me …
55frighten the hell out of — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me …
56frighten the life out of someone — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that …
57frighten the life out of — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that …
58frighten somebody into something doing something — ˈfrighten sb into sth/into doing sth derived to make sb do sth by making them afraid Main entry: ↑frightenderived …
59frighten somebody into into doing something — ˈfrighten sb into sth/into doing sth derived to make sb do sth by making them afraid Main entry: ↑frightenderived …
60frighten away — or frighten off 1) PHRASAL VERB If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you. [V P n (not pron)] The fishermen said the company s seismic survey was… …