Elmer Davis

(1890—1958)

The first and greatest commandment is: Don't let them scare you.

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scare away

[scare away] or [off] {v. phr.} To cause to flee; frighten away. * /Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

scare out of one's wits

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

scare up

[scare up] or [scrape up] {v.}, {informal} To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. * /The boy scared up enough money to go to college./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to death

[to death] {adv. phr.}, {informal} To the limit; to the greatest degree possible. - Used for emphasis with verbs such as "scare", "frighten", "bore". * /Cowboy stories bore me to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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