- bejeesus
- be·je·sus, be·jee·sus[bəˈʤi:zəs]I. interjII. n no pl (sl)to scare the \bejeesus out of sb jdn zu Tode erschrecken
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
scare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. frighten, alarm. See fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fright, terror, alarm; see fear 1 . v. Syn. panic, terrify, alarm; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at frighten . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) … English dictionary for students
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
squash — v 1. crush, mash, pulp, macerate, masticate; press, squeeze, squeeze the life out of, Sl. squeeze the bejeesus out of; press flat, flatten, compress, condense, reduce, decrease; smash, pulverize, beat, pound, Dial. squish, Sl. squooze. 2. crowd,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
startle — v 1. dismay, disturb, agitate, shake up, perturb, unsettle, discompose, upset, jolt, jar; surprise, come up behind, sneak up on, take aback, take off one s guard; astonish, astound, amaze, boggle, overwhelm, overcome; stun, shock, scare, frighten … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder