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
Menashe-Hebrew
Polyxene-Greek Mythology
Delia (1)DEEL-ee-ə (English), DEEL-yə (English), DEL-yah (Italian, Spanish)English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Greek Mythology
WilfWILFEnglish
HectorHEK-tər (English)English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Arthurian Romance
VenkaVEN-kahEsperanto