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121 frighten smb. out of his wits
(frighten (или scare) smb. out of his wits)перепугать кого-л. до потери сознания; см. тж. scare smb. out of his sensesShe was obviously frightened out of her wits and nothing that he could say helped. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘A Casual Affair’) — По-видимому, леди Кастеллан смертельно перепугалась, и никакие его слова не могли успокоить ее.
Alma: "It scared me out of my wits! Why, I'm still breathless." (T. Williams, ‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale’, act I, sc. 1) — Алма: "Джон бросил хлопушку. Я так перепугалась, что и сейчас не могу прийти в себя."
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122 frighten fright·en vt
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123 frighten away
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124 frighten away
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125 (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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126 (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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127 frighten away
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128 frighten off
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