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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Scared the hell

What is the meaning of "hell" in this sentence?

"She scared the hell out of me when she stood on the edge of the cliff."
  

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We also see scared to death . Death and **** are known as the most scariest things. The backround of all the horror-based productions.

— Erpdude

  • We also see scared to death .
  • Death and **** are known as the most scariest things.
  • The backround of all the horror-based productions.
  • So in the sentence it means something like It is scary enough to even scare things in **** .
  • It's just exaggerating the situation by using the objects of the horror.
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We also see scared to death. Death and **** are known as the most scariest things. The backround of all the horror-based productions. So in the sentence it means something like It is scary enough to even scare things in ****. It's just exaggerating the situation by using the objects of the horror.
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the whole phrase "scare the **** out of sb" means to make sb feel ultimately frightened...I guess so...^^!

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