get the fright of (one's) life

To experience an extreme and sudden sensation of shock, surprise, or fear. I got the fright of my life when I noticed someone standing right behind me. Mary got the fright of her life as the car ahead of her swerved across traffic.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chiranjivi	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Amram	AM-ram (English), ahm-RAHM (Hebrew)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Diogenes	-	Ancient Greek
Gadar	-	Armenian
Hinrich	HIN-rikh	Low German