How to Pronounce "scare out of"
expression
SKAIR-owt-uhv
SKAIR-owt-ov
Definition
To frighten someone so much that they stop doing something, give something up, or lose something (like self-control or confidence).
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈskɛɹ/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv
British English
skˈeə/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKAIR-owt-uhv
UK
SKAIR-owt-ov
Listen in Context
He tried to scare her out of quitting her job.
The loud noise scared the cat out of the room.
The ghost story scared the kids out of going upstairs alone.
That horror movie really scared me out of sleeping alone last night.