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▸ verb: (transitive, idiomatic) To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.
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▸ verb: (transitive, idiomatic) To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.
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scare someone out of their wits,
unscare,
scare,
frighten,
scare off,
scare the daylights out of,
spook,
scare someone out of their mind,
make someone's hair stand on end,
befright,
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