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Verb

To cause an unpleasant surprise to

stop someone in their tracks

throw off balance

set someone back on their heels

knock for a loop

take by surprise

leave open-mouthed

pull the rug from under

take the wind out of your sails

pull the rug out from under

take your breath away

render speechless

strike with awe

put off one's stroke

put someone off their stroke

give offence to

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

hit like ton of bricks

throw into a tizz

put into a flap

put the wind up

cause someone to lose their composure

boggle the mind

catch off balance

scare the bejesus out of

strike terror into

scare the living daylights out of

put someone off their stride

knock the stuffing out of

put out of countenance

give someone the heebie-jeebies

curdle the blood

make one's hair stand on end

make someone scratch their head

give someone grief

make teeth chatter

throw into a panic

cause to be at a stand

make one's blood run cold

scare the pants off

make uncomfortable

give someone goose pimples

chill to the bone

scare someone out of their wits

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

make someone jump out of their skin

make someone's hair stand on end

rattle one's cage

freeze your blood

get the wind up

hurt somebody's feelings

throw into a fright

throw into a tizzy

give a hard time

knock over with feather

get on your wick

scare the daylights out of

blind someone with something

mess with one's head

send into a spin

cause disquiet to

scare the pants off of

make someone jump out of his skin

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

knock props out

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

throw into disarray

rub the wrong way

fill with panic

cause anxiety to

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

chill someone's blood

frighten to death

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

cause suffering to

cause anguish to

give someone the hump

make discontented

ride roughshod over

use strong-arm tactics on

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

make it tough for

rub up the wrong way

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

drive up the wall

get on one's nerves

hit a sour note

try your patience

drive you up the wall

drive to distraction

get under your skin

throw into tizzy

turn on the heat

be all Greek to

set someone thinking

upset the applecart

chill to the marrow

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

scare someone half to death

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