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scares the pants off

scares the pants off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 scares the pants off

What is scares the pants off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scares the pants off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scare the pants off.

Words near scares the pants off in the dictionary

  1. scares the daylights out of
  2. scares the hell out of
  3. scares the hoes
  4. scares the life out of
  5. scares the living daylights out of
  6. scares the pants off
  7. scares the shit out of
  8. scares up
  9. scaresome
  10. scaresomely
  11. scarest

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