- scare the daylights out of smb
- frighten very much
Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.
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scare the daylights out of smb
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daylights — n. (colloq.) insides 1) to beat, wallop the daylights out of smb. wits 2) to scare the (living) daylights out of smb. * * * wallop the daylights out of smb. (colloq.) [ insides ] to beat [ wits ] to scare the (living) daylights out of smb … Combinatory dictionary
