scare the bejeebers out of

English

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Verb

scare the bejeebers out of (third-person singular simple present scares the bejeebers out of, present participle scaring the bejeebers out of, simple past and past participle scared the bejeebers out of)

1. (slang, transitive) To terrify thoroughly.

Synonyms

• scare out of one's wits
• scare the pants off