give a fright
Example Sentences
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The lowdown This tablet uses the latest version of the Android operating system – something that could well give a fright to people more used to Apple's user-friendly iOS.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2012
The King, her father, happened to be returning from a pilgrimage, and to give a fright to her servants, she had scampered off the track, and thus had found Ahmed.
From The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales by John R. (John Rea) Neill
But don't suppose I'll let her tumble upon her nose, Or give a fright To my darling bright, Who laughs and frolics with such delight.
From The Nursery, April 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 4 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various
