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                           Phrase(s): You scared the hell out of me. [and] You scared the crap out of me.; You scared the dickens out of me.; You scared the devil out of me.; You scared me out of my wits.; You scared the pants off (of) me.  You frightened me very badly. (Also with subjects other than second person. Of is usually retained before pronouns.)  •  He scared the hell out of all of us.  •  She really scared the pants off of me.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs