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
Briallen	bree-AHSH-en	Welsh
Alojzija	-	Slovene, Croatian
Osher	-	Hebrew
DÀIbhidh	-	Scottish
Yehuda	-	Hebrew
Branca	BRAN-ka (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician