"scare the life out of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 把……吓得魂飞魄散
• 吓得要命

Definition

让某人极度害怕；通常是突然吓到某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式的习语，形容突然被吓得很惨。常用于“You scared the life out of me!”。区别于轻微的害怕，强调突然和强烈的惊吓。

Examples

That big dog scared the life out of me.

那只大狗把我**吓得魂飞魄散**了。

The thunder scared the life out of the children.

雷声把孩子们**吓得要命**。

You scared the life out of me when you shouted.

你大叫的时候把我**吓得要命**。

That horror movie really scared the life out of me last night.

昨晚那部恐怖片真的把我**吓得魂飞魄散**了。

Don’t sneak up on me like that! You scared the life out of me.

别这样突然出现！你**把我吓得要命**了。

The sudden phone call in the middle of the night scared the life out of her.

半夜突然的电话把她**吓得魂飞魄散**。