living daylights
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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
“This should scare the living daylights out of American citizens,” Mr. Scott said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Tuile cookies are notoriously difficult to make, so the idea of making them potentially more finicky by changing the recipe and adding quinoa scared the living daylights out of me.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2022
See Spot spook the living daylights out of Dick and Jane and you and many others who watch him in all his robotic glory.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
“It absolutely scared the living daylights out of me and Mrs. Tickham. We screamed.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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