scare the daylights out of someone
idiomPart ofscare
scare the daylights out of someone — idiom
1. to frighten someone very suddenly and intensely
1.idiom
Definition
to frighten someone very suddenly and intensely
Example
The cat jumped off the shelf in the dark kitchen and scared the daylights out of Hamza.
A loud knock on the door at midnight scared the daylights out of the whole family.