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scared the daylights out of

scared the daylights out of is the simple past and past participle of scare the daylights out of.

Questions about scared the daylights out of

What is scared the daylights out of the simple past and past participle of?
Scared the daylights out of is the simple past and past participle of scare the daylights out of.

Words near scared the daylights out of in the dictionary

  1. scared someone out of their wits
  2. scared someone to death
  3. scared spitless
  4. scared stiff
  5. scared straight
  6. scared the daylights out of
  7. scared the hell out of
  8. scared the hoes
  9. scared the life out of
  10. scared the living daylights out of
  11. scared the pants off

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