scare stiff

scare someone stiff

Fig. to frighten someone severely. (Stiff = dead.) That loud noise scared me stiff. The robber jumped out and scared us stiff.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beatrix	BE-ah-triks (German), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch), BEE-ə-triks (English)	German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Eeva	E:-vah	Finnish
Oliwier	aw-LEEV-yer	Polish
Gumarich	-	Ancient Germanic
Aloys	[ə'lɔis]
Josh	[dʒɔʃ]