scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)

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To shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely. Don't sneak up on me like that; you scared the living daylights out of me!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Genghis	-	History
Hardman	-	Ancient Germanic
Mared	-	Welsh
Eben	-	English
Attlia	['ætilə]
'Efrayim	-	Biblical Hebrew