frighten the life out of someone

Verb

To frighten someone very much.

Japanese Meaning

誰かを非常に怖がらせる / 相手に激しい恐怖を与える

嵐の最中に雨戸が突然ガタッと鳴ったら、一人で家にいる人はとても怖がるだろう。

Sense（1）

To frighten someone very much.

frightens the life out of someone

（ present singular third-person ）

frightening the life out of someone

（ participle present ）

frightened the life out of someone

（ participle past ）

frightened the life out of someone

（ past ）