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1 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) skræmme fra vid og sans* * *((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) skræmme fra vid og sansEnglish-Danish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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2 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) skræmme fra vid og sans* * *((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) skræmme fra vid og sansEnglish-Danish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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3 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vid2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vittigt hoved3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) det, der skal til•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vid2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vittigt hoved3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) det, der skal til•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
См. также в других словарях:
frighten out of wits — frighten (someone) out of (their) wits to cause extreme fear in someone. Don t sneak up behind me like that – you frightened me out of my wits! … New idioms dictionary
frighten out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! … New idioms dictionary
scare out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! … New idioms dictionary
frighten someone out of wits — frighten (someone) out of (their) wits to cause extreme fear in someone. Don t sneak up behind me like that – you frightened me out of my wits! … New idioms dictionary
frighten someone out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! … New idioms dictionary
scare someone out of wits — frighten/scare (someone) out of (their) wits to make someone very frightened. Don t shout like that you scared me out of my wits! … New idioms dictionary
out of your wits — informal used for emphasis with verbs like scare and frighten I was scared out of my wits! [=I was very scared; I was so scared that I couldn t think clearly] • • • Main Entry: ↑wit … Useful english dictionary
out of one's wits — index non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wits — noun the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception he used his wits to get ahead I was scared out of my wits he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind • Syn: ↑marbles • Hypernyms: ↑intelligence * * * … Useful english dictionary
out of one's wits — See: SCARE OUT OF ONE S WITS … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's wits — See: SCARE OUT OF ONE S WITS … Dictionary of American idioms
