terrified out of one's wits; scared stiff
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
scared out of one's wits; terrified to the core; frightened to death
literaryEmphasizes extreme fear that causes one to lose composure or sanity. Often used in literary or narrative contexts to depict a strong emotional reaction to a shocking event.
Tīng听
dào到
bào爆
zhà炸
shēng声
，
tā他
xià吓
de得
hún魂
fēi飞
pò魄
sàn散
。
Hearing the explosion, he was scared out of his wits.
Bàn半
yè夜
kàn看
dào到
nà那
ge个
hēi黑
yǐng影
，
tā她
dùn顿
shí时
hún魂
fēi飞
pò魄
sàn散
，
jiān尖
jiào叫
qǐ起
lái来
。
Seeing that dark shadow in the middle of the night, she was instantly terrified to death and screamed.
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Zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
zú足
yǐ以
ràng让
dí敌
rén人
hún魂
fēi飞
pò魄
sàn散
。
This news was enough to terrify the enemy out of their wits.
Tā他
yī一
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
cóng从
xuán悬
yá崖
biān边
huá滑
luò落
，
nà那
yī一
shùn瞬
jiān间
zhēn真
shì是
hún魂
fēi飞
pò魄
sàn散
。
He slipped from the cliff's edge by accident; that moment truly frightened him to death.
Nà那
bù部
kǒng恐
bù怖
piàn片
de的
jié结
wěi尾
ràng让
guān观
zhòng众
gè个
gè个
hún魂
fēi飞
pò魄
sàn散
。
The ending of that horror movie scared the audience stiff.