scared stiff

scared stiff
Describes the fear-induced state (literal or figurative) where an person seems incapable of movement.

He was scared stiff, like a deer in the headlights, by the vampire walking toward him. The vampire had to say "Boo!" to make him get out of the way.


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  • scared stiff —    Someone who is scared stiff is so frightened that they are unable to move.     My mother is scared stiff of heights …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • scared stiff — mod. frightened; unable to move from fear. □ The poor little kid stood there scared stiff. □ I was scared stiff for hours after the accident …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • scared stiff — extremely frightened. Jill awoke from a dream that left her afraid scared stiff, in fact. Etymology: from the idea that you are stiff (= unable to bend or change your position) because you are too frightened to move …   New idioms dictionary

  • scared stiff — very frightened, frightened to death, petrified    Are you afraid of heights? Yes. I m scared stiff of anything higher than a bicycle seat …   English idioms

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  • scared stiff — bored/scared/worried/stiff phrase extremely bored frightened worried Thesaurus: feeling or expressing strong emotionssynonym Main entry: stiff …   Useful english dictionary

  • scared stiff — Synonyms and related words: aghast, appalled, ashen, astounded, awed, awestricken, awestruck, blanched, cowed, deadly pale, frozen, gray with fear, horrified, horror struck, intimidated, pale as death, pallid, paralyzed, petrified, scared to… …   Moby Thesaurus

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