Scared him witless In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "scared him witless", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-07-10 11:07

Meaning of Scared him witless (redirected from scare (one) witless )

Synonyms:

scare one to death , curdle someone's blood

Scare (one) witless American British informal

To greatly shock or frighten someone
 

Don't hold the knife like that, you scare me witless!

The image of the boy in the blood due to the car accident has been scaring Marry witless up to now.

While Jane was reading Sherlock Holmes before falling asleep at night, the cat's sound scared her witless.

Other phrases about:

(well) I'll be damned!
An expression of surprise/shock or showing that you refuse to do something
be caught on the wrong foot

To be surprised by some sudden occurrence

throw (one) for a loop

To greatly surprise, shock, or confuse someone

Well, bust my buttons!

An exclamation of shock or surprise

Grammar and Usage of Scare (one) witless

Verb Forms

  • scare (one) witless
  • scares (one) witless
  • scared (one) witless
  • scaring (one) witless

The verb "scare" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)bring somebody (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump)

To stop acting or living in a manner that is not realistic due to having experienced a very exciting time

Example:

Soon, she brought him back to earth.

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