scared shitless
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9.9
- idiom
- Offensive
:
cagado de miedo
- She was scared shitless when she saw the dark figure in the hallway.
- this guy was scared shitless
- just scared shitless
- now I'm scared shitless
And they were scared shitless, right?
- And they were scared shitless, right?
- And, and I remember saying I was like, am I the only one that's scared shitless to do this right now?
- You know, we talked about like feeling broken up with, scared shitless, RIP cords out.
- I don't know what ruling the administrators have, but they do they there's something that they do that you are scared shitless.
Examples
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When I heard the loud bang, I was scared shitless and didn't know what to do.
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The sudden storm left everyone at the campsite feeling scared shitless.
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Like I was scared shitless of my friend's dad.
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And they were scared shitless, right?
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Because I am scared shitless of women.
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Yeah, we know, and we're scared shitless.
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That thing has already killed half my men and got the other half scared shitless.
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Ray, I, um... I gotta tell you, when Jerry and I were being shot at, I was scared shitless.
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And for the first time in his life, Frank Sullivan is scared shitless.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dude, I'm scared shitless of getting hurt or rejected.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling fear or worry about something
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1.0
Feeling afraid because you think something bad might happen
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2.1
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
143
1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
84
3.2
So frightened that you cannot move or speak
29
4.6
So frightened that you cannot move or think clearly
3
1.0
Being afraid because something seems dangerous
1
7.2
Feeling very shocked and afraid after seeing something frightening
1
7.7
Suddenly feeling very frightened
So frightened that you cannot move or speak
Antonyms
How Afraid
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'extremely frightened' is directly and compositionally derived from 'scared' (frightened) plus the intensifier 'shitless' (extremely/completely). Although the phrase is colloquial and vulgar in register, its meaning is predictable from the constituents, so a learner who knows both parts will understand it.
Etymology
Scared shitless creates a strong image: scared plus shitless, which literally means 'so frightened you may lose control of your bowels'. One popular story says people used that shocking picture to show extreme fear, so today it means 'extremely frightened'.