scare the shit out of sb.
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ì g ǔ NNI à Oli ú, which describes panic or joy to the extreme. It comes from the complete story of Water Margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
The sixty sixth chapter of Shi Naian's the complete story of the water margin in Ming Dynasty: "the monk who plays a monk burns his head and forehead, and the matron drives his ass away." Piss.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: shudder, failure, heartbreak. antonym: calm, face unchanged, calm.
Idiom usage
Combined; used as adverbial and complement; with derogatory meaning. The sailor in the boat was frightened. (Chapter 28 of the complete biography of Shuoyue by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty)
Chinese PinYin : pì gǔn niào liú
scare the shit out of sb.