scaresomeoneinto doingsomething
phrasal verbwithscareverb[IorT]uk/skeər/us/sker/
topersuadesomeone to do something byfrighteningthem:
The twoboysscaredtheoldman intohandingover hiswallet.
Frightening and scaring
- chillsomeoneto the bone/marrowidiom
- cow
- creep
- curdle
- daylight
- dreadful
- flesh
- ghoulish
- jump scare
- makesomeone'sblood curdleidiom
- makesomeone'sblood run coldidiom
- makeyourflesh crawl/creepidiom
- scare
- scaresomeoneshitlessidiom
- scaremongering
- send
- send chills down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shivers down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- shiver
- the heebie-jeebies