scare the hell out of someone

scare the hell out of someone
tv. to righten someone badly. (Use caution with hell.)
These figures scare the hell out of me.
The door blew shut and scared the hell out of me.

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  • scare 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • scare 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • frighten 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • frighten 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • frighten 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • hell — hell1 W3S1 [hel] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(when you die)¦ 2¦(suffering)¦ 3¦(unpleasant situation)¦ 4 what/how/why/where etc the hell? 5 a/one hell of a something 6 go to hell! 7 feel/look like hell 8 beat/surprise/scare the hell out of somebody 9 (just) for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hell — I UK [hel] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people are believed to go is called Heaven. 2) a situation that is extremely unpleasant… …   English dictionary

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