scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)

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To shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely. Don't sneak up on me like that; you scared the living daylights out of me!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Johnston	['dʒɔnstən]
Caecilius	-	Ancient Roman
Penny	['peni]
Yoshirou	yo-shee-ṙo:	Japanese
ŽAklina	-	Croatian, Serbian
Irit	-	Hebrew