- Home
- Idioms
- frighten out of wits
frighten out of wits
frighten somebody out of their wits
also scare somebody out of their wits to cause extreme fear in someone Don't sneak up behind me like that – you frightened me out of my wits!
frighten/scare somebody out of their wits
to make someone very frightened Don't shout like that - you scared me out of my wits!