scare someone out of their wits

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動詞

くだけた表現 他動詞

(transitive, informal) To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.

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That haunted house is designed to scare someone out of their wits.

詳細

意味（1）

(transitive, informal) To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.

He scared me out of my wits, sneaking up behind me in the dark like that.

詳細

scares someone out of their wits （ present singular third-person ）

scaring someone out of their wits （ participle present ）

scared someone out of their wits （ participle past ）

scared someone out of their wits （ past ）