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1 scare stiff
(to bore or frighten very much.) mirtinai įkyrėti, mirtinai išgąsdinti -
2 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) kietas, nelankstus, tvirtas2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) užstrigęs, sustingęs, nepajudinamas3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tirštas, kietas4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) sunkus5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stiprus6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) oficialus, formalus•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
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См. также в других словарях:
scare\ stiff — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… … Словарь американских идиом
scare\ out\ of\ one's\ wits — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… … Словарь американских идиом
scare\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… … Словарь американских идиом
scare — [n] frightened state alarm, alert, fright, panic, shock, start, terror; concepts 230,410 Ant. calmness, comfort, ease scare [v] frighten someone affright, alarm, awe, chill, daunt, dismay, freeze, give a fright, give a turn*, intimidate, panic,… … New thesaurus
scare — 1. verb stop it, you re scaring me Syn: frighten, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, intimidate, terrorize, make afraid, make fearful, fill with fear, give someone a fright, panic, throw into a panic, shock, unnerve, cow; strike terror into, put … Thesaurus of popular words
scare out of one's wits — or[scare stiff] or[scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. * /The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits./ * /The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair./ * /Pete s ghost story scared the daylights out of … Dictionary of American idioms
scare out of one's wits — or[scare stiff] or[scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. * /The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits./ * /The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair./ * /Pete s ghost story scared the daylights out of … Dictionary of American idioms
stiff — See: KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP, SCARE OUT OF ONE S WITS or SCARE STIFF … Dictionary of American idioms
stiff — See: KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP, SCARE OUT OF ONE S WITS or SCARE STIFF … Dictionary of American idioms
stiff — See: keep a stiff upper lip, scare out of one s wits or scare stiff … Словарь американских идиом
scare — v 1. frighten, fright, affright, Archaic. affray, alarm, startle, shock; terrify, daunt, strike terror into, terrorize, appall, horrify, dismay; put the fear of God into, intimidate, awe, Sl. psych out, cow, threaten, menace; Sl. scare the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
