scared stiff en · ADJ
Meanings
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(literally, not-comparable) scared to the point of being unable to move, or (figuratively) very scared.
He was scared stiff, like a deer in the headlights, by the vampire walking toward him.
I was scared stiff when I saw the car coming; it came like lightning;
1895, “Wicke v Albany Railway”, in New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs.:
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Synonyms
scared shitless · petrified · scared to death
Translations (6)
mi tarawewehi (terrified) · mi pakaru/(katoa) [ngā] hamuti (terrified) · el μου κόπηκαν τα ήπατα (terrified) · gd gòrach leis an eagal (terrified) · sv livrädd (terrified) · gd air chur eagal a' mhionaich air (terrified)