scare one out of one's wits meaning

[American idiom]
to frighten one very badly.
• Oh! That loud noise scared me out of my wits.
• I'll give him a good scolding and frighten him out of his wits.

[American slang]
Go to frighten one out of one's wits

• scare out of one's wits:    [American slang]v. ...
• scared out of one's wits:    Extremely scared
• frighten one out of one's wits:    [American idiom]to ...