Scare the living daylights out of Meaning in English
expression
SKAIR thuh LIV-ing DAY-lyts OWT uhv
SKAIR thuh LIV-ing DAY-lyts OWT ov
परिभाषा
To frighten someone extremely, much more than just a small scare.
उपयोग और बारीकियां
Very informal, vivid idiom used mainly in speech. Usually followed by the person scared ('scare the living daylights out of me/him/her'). Avoid in formal writing. Similar to 'scare to death', but even more emphatic.
Spanish: asustar muchísimo a - asustar de muerte aPortuguese (BR): assustar pra caramba - dar um baita susto emPortuguese (PT): assustar imenso - dar um tremendo susto aChinese (Simplified): 把……吓得魂飛魄散 - 把……吓个半死Chinese (Traditional): 把……嚇得魂飛魄散 - 把……嚇個半死Hindi: किसी को बहुत बुरी तरह डरा देनाArabic: أخاف شخصًا إلى حد كبير - أفزع شخصًا بشدةBengali: হাত-পা কাঁপিয়ে দেয় - ভয় ধরিয়ে দেয় - প্রচণ্ড ভয় পাইয়ে দেয়Russian: напугать до смерти - испугать до потери сознанияJapanese: 肝を冷やす - ものすごく驚かせるVietnamese: làm ai đó sợ chết khiếp - làm hoảng hồnKorean: 간 떨어지게 놀라게 하다 - 소스라치게 하다Turkish: ödünü koparmak - ödünü patlatmakUrdu: ہوش اُڑا دینا - بہت زیادہ ڈرا دیناIndonesian: membuat takut setengah mati - membuat ketakutan luar biasa
उदाहरण वाक्य
The dog scared the living daylights out of me when it barked loudly.
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The thunderstorm scared the living daylights out of the children.
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His Halloween costume scared the living daylights out of his friends.
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You scared the living daylights out of me sneaking up like that!
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That horror movie scared the living daylights out of us—we couldn’t sleep after!
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The sudden alarm scared the living daylights out of everyone in the office.
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