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  • 31frighten the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object …

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  • 32frighten the wits out of someone — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym …

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  • 33frighten someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym …

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  • 34frighten/scare the life out of — informal : to frighten (someone) very badly You (nearly) scared the life out of me when you startled me like that! • • • Main Entry: ↑life …

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  • 35frighten somebody away — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… …

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  • 36frighten something away — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… …

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  • 37frighten somebody off — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… …

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  • 38frighten something off — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… …

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  • 39frighten somebody away from something — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… …

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  • 40frighten something away from something — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… …

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