scare someone stiff
idiomPart ofscare
scare someone stiff — idiom
1. to make someone so frightened that they become unable to move or react
1.idiom
Definition
to make someone so frightened that they become unable to move or react
Example
The hikers were scared stiff when they heard a bear moving through the bushes nearby.
Tara was scared stiff before her big presentation, but she managed to finish it.