scare someone to death

idiomPart ofscare

scare someone to death — idiom

1. to frighten someone so much that they feel an extreme, overwhelming shock

1.idiom
Definition

to frighten someone so much that they feel an extreme, overwhelming shock

Example

Rin's little brother jumped out from behind the curtain and scared her to death.

That noise in the garage scared me to death — I thought someone had broken in.