scare so out of sth meaning
[American slang]
to startle someone; to frighten someone into losing something, such as a year's worth of growth, ten years of life, etc.
You nearly scared me out of my skin!
The bad news scared Roger out of ten years' growth.
to startle someone; to frighten someone into losing something, such as a year's worth of growth, ten years of life, etc.
You nearly scared me out of my skin!
The bad news scared Roger out of ten years' growth.
- scare sth out of so: [American slang]to ...
- scare so or an animal out of sth: [American slang]to ...
- scare the wits out of so: [American slang]Go ...
