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scare the daylights out of

Variant of daylight

daylight definition

day·light (dā′līt′)

noun

  1. the light of day; sunlight
  2. dawn; daybreak
  3. full understanding or knowledge of something hidden or obscure
  4. the approaching end of a task or an ordeal to see daylight ahead
  5. Slang the eyes
  6. Informal consciousness: often used hyperbolically, as in scare (or beat or knock, etc.) the daylights out of

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