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scared to death

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English

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Etymology

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Could be a reformation of Old English oþ dēaþ ondrǣdan (literally “to be scared to death”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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scared to death (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Extremely frightened.
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