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scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the living daylights out of is the present participle and gerund of scare the living daylights out of.

Meaning of scare the living daylights out of

Verb

scare the living daylights out of (third-person singular simple present scares the living daylights out of, present participle scaring the living daylights out of, simple past and past participle scared the living daylights out of)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To scare something or someone to a large degree.
    • Hi I am Kathryn Ann. I am a 47-year-old construction worker, I am married and have been for 28 years. I am also a cross dresser and have been as long as I can remember. I have never been out of the closet, but now the need to express myself is very strong! But scares the daylights out of me. I have...1999 March, Rachael, “Dear Rachael 3/99”, in TransGender Forum (offline archive), archived from the original on 25 Oct 2023
    Synonyms:
    scare to death

Questions about scaring the living daylights out of

What is scaring the living daylights out of the present participle and gerund of?
Scaring the living daylights out of is the present participle and gerund of scare the living daylights out of.

Words near scaring the living daylights out of in the dictionary

  1. scaring straight
  2. scaring the daylights out of
  3. scaring the hell out of
  4. scaring the hoes
  5. scaring the life out of
  6. scaring the living daylights out of
  7. scaring the pants off
  8. scaring the shit out of
  9. scaring up
  10. scaringly
  11. scariole

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