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frighten the piss out of

frighten the piss out of verb: to frighten thoroughly; to terrify.

Verb

frighten the piss out of (third-person singular simple present frightens the piss out of, present participle frightening the piss out of, simple past and past participle frightened the piss out of)

  1. (UK, slang, vulgar) To frighten thoroughly; to terrify.

Forms of frighten the piss out of

third-person singular presentfrightens the piss out of
present participlefrightening the piss out of
past participlefrightened the piss out of
pastfrightened the piss out of

Questions about frighten the piss out of

What does frighten the piss out of mean?
Frighten the piss out of means to frighten thoroughly; to terrify.
What part of speech is frighten the piss out of?
Frighten the piss out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of frighten the piss out of?
The past tense of frighten the piss out of is frightened the piss out of.

Words near frighten the piss out of in the dictionary

  1. frightable
  2. frighted
  3. frighten
  4. frighten the horses
  5. frighten the life out of someone
  6. frighten the piss out of
  7. frightenable
  8. frightened
  9. frightened rabbit
  10. frightened rabbits
  11. frightenedly

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