frightened to death

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frightened to death and scared to death

1. Lit. frightened to the point of dying. This poor animal has been frightened to death by the attacking dogs.

2. Fig. frightened or anxious. I don't want to go to the dentist today. I'm frightened to death. I'm frightened to death of spiders.

See also: death, frighten

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I would hope all the big clubs are frightened to death. CREWE PLEA TO FA OVER 'POACHING' by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) I am frightened to death, I can't sleep at night, it is a terrible worry. Heavy rains could ruin us; COUPLE FACE HUGE BILL IF CULVERT COLLAPSES by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) I'm frightened to death because you don't know what is going on in there. Shut down this filthy squat! RUIN... neighbours; CLEAN UP: Neighbours ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			fresh as a daisy fresh from fresh out fresh out of fresh start freshen up fret fret about Fret not! friend friend in need is a friend indeed friend or foe friends in high places friends with friendship frighten frighten away frighten into frighten into doing frighten one out of wits frighten out of wits frighten the daylights out of frighten the hell out of frighten the life out of frighten to death frightened to death fringe fritter away fritz frog from all corners of the world from coast to coast from dawn to dusk from day one from day to day from door to door from far and near from giddy-up to whoa from git-go from hand to hand from head to toe from hell from hell to breakfast from here on from here till next Tuesday from hunger from Missouri from my perspective from of the top drawer from on high from one moment to the next			frighten away frighten away frighten away or off frighten into frighten into doing frighten off frighten off frighten off frighten one out of mind frighten one out of wits frighten or an animal in frighten out of a year's growth frighten out of wits frighten someone or an animal in frighten someone out of a year's growth frighten the daylights out of frighten the hell out of frighten the life out of frighten the living daylights out of frighten the pants off frighten to death frightened frightened frightened frightened off frightened off frightened the life out frightened the life out frightened the life out frightened the life out frightened to death frightener frightener frightener Frighteners Frighteners frightening frightening frightening frightening off frightening off frightening the life out frightening the life out frightening the life out frightening the life out frighteningly frighteningly frighteningly frightens frightens frightens frightens off frightens off frightens the life out frightens the life out frightens the life out frightens the life out frightful frightful Frightful (Fantastic Four) Frightful (Fantastic Four)

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