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
CyrusSIE-rəs (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Agim-Albanian
Nandag-Scottish
RuubenROO:-benFinnish
HowardHOW-ərdEnglish
Laxmi-Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali