كيف تنطق "you scared the dickens out of me"

expression

YOO SKAIRD thuh DIK-enz OWT uhv MEE

YOO SKAIRD thuh DIK-enz OWT ov MEE

التعريف

This is an informal way to say that someone scared you a lot, often used when something surprises or startles you suddenly.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈju/ /ˈskɛɹd/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɪkənz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈmi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

jˈuː/ /skˈeəd/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɪkənz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /mˈiː

أمريكي

YOO SKAIRD thuh DIK-enz OWT uhv MEE

بريطاني

YOO SKAIRD thuh DIK-enz OWT ov MEE

You scared the dickens out of me when you jumped out from behind the door.

The thunder last night scared the dickens out of me.

Watching that scary movie scared the dickens out of me.

Man, you scared the dickens out of me—I didn't even hear you come in!