frighten the daylights out of



frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody

to frighten someone very much Don't come up behind me like that. You scared the living daylights out of me!
See also: daylight, frighten, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VincentVIN-sənt (English), ven-SAWN (French)English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak
ZsÓKaZHO-kawHungarian
Lujayn-Arabic
KurtKUWRT (German), KURT (English)German, English
Asaf-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Honorius-Late Roman