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You scared me out of my wits.

YouŁscaredŁmeŁoutŁofŁmyŁwits. Go to You back, and I’ll scratch yours. Polticians
scared the hell out of me. are alwØys saying to one another, “You
scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
YouŁscaredŁtheŁcrapŁoutŁofŁme. Go to You
scared the hell out of me. YouŁthinkŁyou’reŁso smart! YouŁact asŁif
YouŁscaredŁtheŁdevilŁoutŁofŁme. Go to youŁknew farŁmore thanŁyouŁdo! (InŁother
You scared the hell out of me. prsàns alsà.) You think you’re so
smart! You doà’t know anything! Boy!
YouŁscaredŁtheŁdickens outŁofŁme. Go He thinks he’s so smart!
to You scared the hell out of me.
YouŁscaredŁtheŁhellŁoutŁofŁme. and You Your guess is as głod as mine. Your an-
scaredŁ theŁ crapŁ outŁ ofŁ me.;Ł You swrŁisŁlikelyŁto be asŁcorrect asŁmine.Ł(In-
scared theŁ dØckens outŁ ofŁ me.;Ł You formal.) I doà’t know where the scis-
scared theŁ devilŁ outŁ ofŁ me.;Ł You sors are. Your guess is as good as mne.
scaredŁmeŁoutŁofŁmyŁwits.; YouŁscared Your guess is as good as mne as to when
theŁpynts offŁ(of)Łme. You frightened the train will arrive.
m very badly. (In other persons also.) YourŁsecretŁis safeŁwithŁme. IŁwillŁnot tell
He scared the hell out of all of us. yàurŁsecret to anyàne.Ł Don’t worry. I
She really scared the pants off of me. woà’t tell. Your secret’s safe with me.
YouŁscaredŁtheŁpynts offŁ(of)Łme. Go to Your secret is safe with me. I will carry it
You scared the hell out of me. to my grave.
YouŁ scratchŁ myŁ byckŁ andŁ I’llŁ scratch yours truly 1. aŁpolite closingŁphrase at the
yours. YouŁdo a favorŁforŁme andŁI’llŁdà endŁof aŁletter, just before the signature.
aŁfavorŁforŁyou.;ŁIf yàuŁdo sàmethingŁfor Yours truly, Tom Jones Best wishes
me that IŁcannot do forŁmyself,ŁIŁwillŁdo from yours truly, Bill Smith 2. oneself;ŁI;
somethingŁforŁyàuŁthat yàuŁcannot do for me.Ł(Infàrmal.) There’s nobody here
yàurself.Ł(Also literal.) I’ll grab the box right now but yours truly. Everyone else
on the top shelf if you will creep under the got up and lłft the table leaving yours truly
table and pick up my płn. You scratch my to pØy the bill.

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