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the bejesus out of

the bejesus out of adverb: used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

Adverb

the bejesus out of (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
    • to frighten the bejesus out of someone

Synonyms of the bejesus out of

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Questions about the bejesus out of

What does the bejesus out of mean?
The bejesus out of means used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
What part of speech is the bejesus out of?
The bejesus out of is an adverb.

Words near the bejesus out of in the dictionary

  1. the ball is in someone's court
  2. The Basin
  3. the bee's knees
  4. the bejabbers out of
  5. the bejeebers out of
  6. the bejesus out of
  7. the best defence is attack
  8. the best defense is a good offense
  9. the best is the enemy of the good
  10. the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
  11. the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry

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