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scared the pants off

scared the pants off is the simple past and past participle of scare the pants off.

Meaning of scare the pants off

Verb

scare the pants off (third-person singular simple present scares the pants off, present participle scaring the pants off, simple past and past participle scared the pants off)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To scare or startle someone thoroughly.
    • He liked the water rides, but the big roller-coaster scared the pants off him.
    Synonyms:
    scare someone's pants off

Questions about scared the pants off

What is scared the pants off the simple past and past participle of?
Scared the pants off is the simple past and past participle of scare the pants off.

Words near scared the pants off in the dictionary

  1. scared the daylights out of
  2. scared the hell out of
  3. scared the hoes
  4. scared the life out of
  5. scared the living daylights out of
  6. scared the pants off
  7. scared the shit out of
  8. scared to death
  9. scared up
  10. scared white
  11. scaredeer

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