scared out of one's wits; terrified
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scared out of one's wits; terrified
literaryLiterally 'the soul has left the body.' Used to describe extreme fear. It implies a person is so frightened they lose their composure or ability to think.
Shēn深
yè夜
tīng听
dào到
guài怪
shēng声
，
tā他
bèi被
xià吓
dé得
hún魂
bú不
fù附
tǐ体
。
Hearing a strange sound late at night, he was scared out of his wits.
Nà那
ge个
kǒng恐
bù怖
piàn片
de的
qíng情
jié节
ràng让
tā他
kàn看
dé得
hún魂
bú不
fù附
tǐ体
。
The plot of that horror movie scared him half to death.
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Yī一
shēng声
jù巨
xiǎng响
，
bǎ把
tā他
jīng惊
dé得
hún魂
bú不
fù附
tǐ体
，
dāi呆
lì立
dāng当
chǎng场
。
A loud bang startled him so badly he was scared stiff, standing there dumbfounded.
Dǎi歹
tú徒
de的
qiāng枪
yī一
xiǎng响
，
zài在
chǎng场
de的
rén人
wú无
bú不
hún魂
bú不
fù附
tǐ体
。
When the gangster's gun went off, everyone present was terrified out of their minds.