frighten the life out of



frighten/scare the life out of somebody

to make someone feel very frightened She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that.
See also: frighten, life, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Batsheva-Hebrew
MÔNica-Portuguese
Bedros-Armenian
ChristiaanKRIS-tee-ah:nDutch
Gaea-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
AlbertAL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom