VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Scare the Living Daylights Out of Someone

Meaning:

Frighten someone severely

Examples:

  • That horror movie scared the living daylights out of me!
  • I'm going to sneak up behind my brother and scare the living daylights out of him.
  • The sound of thunder always scares the living daylights out of my dog.
  • When the car suddenly swerved, it scared the living daylights out of the passengers.
  • My roommate thought it would be funny to hide in the closet and scare the living daylights out of me.
  • That rollercoaster ride really scared the living daylights out of me.
  • The creepy old house down the street always manages to scare the living daylights out of me.
  • I accidentally scared the living daylights out of my mom when I snuck up behind her in the kitchen.
  • The sudden loud noise in the middle of the night scared the living daylights out of me.
  • The haunted house attraction was designed to scare the living daylights out of visitors.
  • The thought of failing my exam scared the living daylights out of me.
  • I was so scared when I heard someone trying to break into my house that it scared the living daylights out of me.
  • When the doctor told me I had a serious illness, it scared the living daylights out of me.
  • The scary story my friend told around the campfire scared the living daylights out of us.
  • I'm going to put on a scary mask and try to scare the living daylights out of my friends at the Halloween party.
  • The loud explosion from the fireworks display scared the living daylights out of my cat.
  • The thought of public speaking used to scare the living daylights out of me, but I've gotten better at it.
  • I accidentally scared the living daylights out of my coworker when I tapped her on the shoulder.
  • The prankster thought it would be funny to hide in the bushes and scare the living daylights out of joggers.
  • The creaking floorboards in the old house always manage to scare the living daylights out of me.