The loud noise scared me to death.
scare someone to death
idiomTo frighten someone very much.
He jumped out from behind the door and scared me to death.
The sudden, thunderous crash in the middle of the night scared the sleeping family to death, leaving them trembling in the dark.
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article of death
The moment of death.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
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catch one's death
To contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.