daylights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"The continuing brainwashing of 'you can only play in this way', up until recently scared the living daylights out of coaches, particularly young coaches," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
“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
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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