daylights
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"It frightened the living daylights out of me," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024
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 frustrates the daylights out of me, the record is what it is,” Saturday said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023
“Can you run fast?” she asks, as if she has not just scared the living daylights out of us.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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