单词 | to be scared witless |
释义 | > as lemmasto be scared witless 7. Alluding to a state of extreme fear. Esp. in colloquial phrase to be scared witless. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > very fearful black afraid1894 shitless1924 shit-scared1944 poop-scared1972 witless1975 1975 D. Bagley Snow Tiger 19 It's the last job he'll ever have and he's scared witless that he'll lose it. 1982 S. Brett Murder Unprompted ii. 19 ‘How are you feeling?’.. ‘Scared witless, darling.’ < as lemmas |
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