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scared stiff

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scared stiff
Fig. badly frightened. We were scared stiff by the robber. I was scared stiff when the dog growled at me.
See also: scare, stiff
scared stiff
extremely frightened Jill awoke from a dream that left her afraid - scared stiff, in fact.
Etymology: from the idea that you are stiff (unable to bend or change your position) because you are too frightened to move
See also: scare, stiff
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And now,' she said, 'having got us scared stiff, what are you going to do about it?
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
The Chiss is cowardly, I'm sure, and if it ever heard my awful, terrible, frightful growl, it would be scared stiff.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
 
 
 
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