daylights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"It scared the daylights out of me," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
“It scares the daylights out of me to see the numbers on the scale going up,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“I chose tennis because I loved that you can just hit the living daylights out of the ball.”
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
“This should scare the living daylights out of American citizens,” Mr. Scott said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
She gasps in surprise and spins around, like I’ve scared the daylights out of her.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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