Emotions & feelings
give someone a fright
suddenly frighten someone
To give someone a fright means to suddenly make them feel frightened.
Hear it in real life
Sorry, I didn't mean to come up behind you.
You gave me a fright!
That loud knock gave me a fright in the middle of the night.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: That loud knock gave me a scare of fright.
Say: That loud knock gave me a fright.
Use the established phrase “give someone a fright,” without adding “a scare of.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
give someone a fright; gave someone a fright
Your turn: say it out loud
That loud knock gave me a fright in the middle of the night.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
give someone a fright
suddenly frighten someone
“That loud knock gave me a fright in the middle of the night.”
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