receive the fright of (one's) life

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Corona	[kə'rəunə]
Tonya	TAHN-yə	English
Maximilian	mahk-see-MEE-lee-ahn (German), mak-si-MIL-ee-ən (English), mak-si-MIL-yən (English)	German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Wolf	WUWLF (English)	German, Jewish, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Gustavs	-	Latvian
Elisabeth	e-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin