Rate this phrase:5.0 / 1 vote

scare the pants off of

To scare or startle thoroughly.
336 Views
“

He liked the water rides, but the big roller coaster scared the pants off him.

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on September 01, 2009

Translation

Find a translation for the scare the pants off of phrase in other languages:

asustar a los pantalones

spaventare i pantaloni

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to scare the pants off of

scare the pants offscare upscore offscream one's head offscrew offscare somebody to deathscare the shit out of somebodysag offscare the living daylights out ofsaw offscare storyscrew offscore offscrew-off

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this scare the pants off of phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this scare the pants off of definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "scare the pants off of." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/scare-the-pants-off-of_6581>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a _____ today.
    A hamburger
    B cookie
    C hot dog
    D can of spinach

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ