To scare (one) silly In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "to scare (one) silly", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-09-30 02:09

frighten/scare/terrify somebody out of their wits

Scare (one) silly phrase

If you "scare (one) silly", you make someone very frightened.

Don't shout like that! You've scared me silly.

The horror film scared me silly many times.

I was scared silly when the light went out.

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

This expression alludes to frightening one so severely as to cause them to lose their mind.

The Origin Cited: idioms.thefreedictionary.com .

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to leave well enough alone

Try to avoid to change something because doing something else could make things worse

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I could have changed my answer, but I decided to leave well enough alone.

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