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frighten/scare somebody out of their wits frighten (one) out of (one's) witsTo shock or scare one very suddenly and/or severely. Hyperbolically alludes to frightening one so severely as to cause them to become insane. Don't sneak up on me like that, you frightened me out of my wits! That car accident seems to have frightened Janet out of her wits—she's still shaken by it.See also: frighten, of, out, witscare (one) out of (one's) witsTo shock or frighten one very severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to scaring one so badly that they lose their sanity.) Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me out of my wits! That car accident seems to have scared Janet out of her wits—she's still shaken by it.See also: of, out, scare, witfrighten/scare somebody out of their ˈwits frighten somebody very much: I was scared out of my wits when I looked out of the window and saw the aircraft’s engine on fire.See also: frighten, of, out, scare, somebody, wit |