frightened to death
dead scared informal

He was new in his job, and frightened to death.

Called me on the phone a little while ago and seemed frightened to death.

And frightened to death by it, as I'd been so many times in the early years.

What's worked to this point is that people are frightened to death.

"I was frightened to death for the first three years," he said in a recent conversation.

I'd been grinning good evening at people who were frightened to death of me.

I can't tell a story and I'm frightened to death just to think of going to him.

In all probability she's frightened to death of a gun.

I noticed her particularly because she seemed to look guilty, and frightened to death.

He runs from personal commitments; he's frightened to death of them.

"You see those girls - they are frightened to death," he said.

You had the most awful look on your face, like ye were frightened to death.

He looked as if he had been frightened to death.

The managers of the hundred and one offices were frightened to death.

Most public officials are frightened to death to speak candidly about the project.

The good lady was half frightened to death by your archery.

She should be cowering, frightened to death, in some corner.

"People are frightened to death, and the situation is intolerable.

Our visitors were frightened to death, and left as soon as possible.

There was not a minute to be wasted if his old friend were to escape being frightened to death.

"Even though I'm frightened to death of what I might do."

And those of the Crescent are frightened to death of them.

I was frightened to death; I got very depressed about it.

Whatever they've forced him to do because of me, I'm frightened to death!'

I should have been frightened to death but wasn't.