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
Anoop	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
Julianna	yuw-lee-AHN-nah (Polish), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)	Hungarian, Polish, English
Ripley	RIP-lee	English (Rare)
Victorina	-	Late Roman
Medousa	-	Greek Mythology
Alia (2)	-	Ancient Germanic