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scare somebody to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare the pants off ofTo scare or startle thoroughly.Rate it:

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scare the shit out of somebodyscare somebody very badlyRate it:

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Scare as Hen's TeethSomething scarce and not found in abundance, a rare thing or non-existentRate it:

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scare offTo deterRate it:

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scare offTo cause to flee by frightening it.Rate it:

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scare out of one's witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.Rate it:

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scare someone to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare storyA rumour spread by a scaremonger in order to cause anxiety.Rate it:

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scare straightTo frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.Rate it:

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scare the bejeebers out ofTo thoroughly terrify.Rate it:

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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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scare the pants offTo scare or startle someone thoroughly.Rate it:

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scare upTo frighten into appearing from cover.Rate it:

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scare upTo find or procure while relying on chance to provide the means, especially something not easily found or procured.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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geek outTo scare, freak out.Rate it:

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out of house and homeCassandra Chrones Moore, Haunted Housing: How Toxic Scare Stories Are Spooking the Public Out of House and Home.Rate it:

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spook outto scare, to frightenRate it:

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