scare the living daylights out of

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To scare something or someone to a large degree.

Japanese Meaning

（非常に）怖がらせる / ものすごい恐怖を与える / 極度に驚かせ、不安にさせる

That sudden loud crash in the attic last night managed to scare the living daylights out of me.

昨夜、屋根裏での突然の大きな物音に私は肝を冷やした。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To scare something or someone to a large degree.

scares the living daylights out of

（ present singular third-person ）

scaring the living daylights out of

（ participle present ）

scared the living daylights out of

（ participle past ）

scared the living daylights out of

（ past ）