scare the hell out of someone



scare the hell out of someone

tv. to frighten someone badly. (Use caution with hell.) The door blew shut and scared the hell out of me.
See also: hell, of, out, scare

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shinobushee-no-booJapanese
Armandar-MAWNFrench
Dijanadee-YAH-nah (Croatian), DEE-yah-nah (Croatian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Mitul-Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Tam (2)-Hebrew
Dominica-English (Rare), Late Roman