Scare the pants off Meaning in English
expression
SKAIR thuh PANTS awf
SKAIR thuh PAHNTZ off
释义
To frighten someone a lot; to make someone extremely scared, usually in a surprising or sudden way.
用法与细微差别
Informal and humorous. Used for emphasis—no real pants are involved. Often used after a surprising event, like 'That movie scared the pants off me.' Similar to 'scare the hell out of.' Not appropriate in formal or academic writing.
Spanish: asustar muchísimo - asustar de muertePortuguese (BR): morrer de medo - assustar muitoPortuguese (PT): assustar muito - meter medoChinese (Simplified): 吓得魂飞魄散 - 吓得要命Chinese (Traditional): 嚇得魂飛魄散 - 嚇得要命Hindi: बहुत डरा देनाArabic: أخاف حتى الموت - أرعب بشدةBengali: ভয় পেয়ে আঁতকে ওঠা - প্রচণ্ড ভয় দেখানোRussian: до смерти напугать - сильно напугатьJapanese: めちゃくちゃ怖がらせる - びっくりさせるほど怖がらせるVietnamese: làm ai đó sợ phát khiếp - dọa ai đó sợ chết khiếpKorean: 혼비백산하게 하다 - 기겁하게 하다Turkish: ödünü patlatmak - çok korkutmakUrdu: ڈرا دینا - خوفزدہ کر دیناIndonesian: menakut-nakuti sampai ketakutan - membuat sangat takut
例句
That thunderstorm scared the pants off me.
basic
The haunted house scared the pants off the kids.
basic
The loud noise scared the pants off my dog.
basic
That horror movie scared the pants off me—I couldn't sleep all night.
natural
Don't sneak up on me like that—you scared the pants off me!
natural
The roller coaster really scared the pants off us, but it was fun!
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