daylights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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At the most wonderful time of the year, there is one tradition that John Maguire remembers fondly: his Liverpudlian grandmother trying to scare the daylights out of him.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023
“I chose tennis because I loved that you can just hit the living daylights out of the ball.”
From Washington Times • May 31, 2023
“It scared the absolute daylights out of me,” Power said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022
A goalkeeper taking the final penalty in a shootout and burying it so comprehensively in the back of the net must have scared the living daylights out of Kepa Arrizabalaga because he missed his.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2022
A man in a uniform calls out from behind the gate, scaring the living daylights out of me because I didn’t see him at first.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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