scared to death
phrase
: very afraid
—often + of
She was scared to death of flying.
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“Scared to death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scared%20to%20death. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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