scare the devil out of (one)

To shock or frighten one very suddenly or severely. Don't sneak up on me like that—you scared the devil out of me! The sound of the fire alarm scared the devil out of us this morning.

See also: devil, of, out, scare

See also:

annoy
scare the hell out of (one)
scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody
You scared the hell out of me
scare the bejesus out of (one)
scare the bejesus out of someone
scare the bejeebers out of (one)
scare (one) out of (one's) wits
scare out of one's wits
scare the wits out of (one)

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