The phrase "a big fright" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant scare or shock experienced by someone.
Example: "The sudden loud noise gave me a big fright, and I jumped out of my seat."
Alternatives: "a huge scare" or "a major shock".
It gave me a big fright".
Best of all was doing it with girls, because they lost their marbles on account of having such a big fright.
North Melbourne, despite resting almost half their AFL team against Richmond on Friday night, gave the Tigers a big fright before succumbing by 41 points at Etihad Stadium.
A false scare is the cat that jumps out of the closet or the gas station attendant who knocks on the car window, so you get a big fright when all he wants to do is hand you your credit-card receipt.
It's on the surface not much of a Big Brother fright but more of a personalization tool.
Bouquets to Batley, who were the bravest fourth-round losers for the second successive season following a 22-16 defeat by London Broncos last April, by giving Huddersfield an even bigger fright before going down 13-4.
Activities will include aquatic-theme magic shows and live music; pumpkin carving in animal shapes; storytelling; and "Haunted Seafari" (also open on Friday), a habitat emphasizing some really big frights for ocean life, like overfishing and pollution.
Activities will include aquatic-theme magic shows and live music; "The Curse of Skull Rock," a 4-D (3-D with special effects) movie; storytelling; and "Haunted Seafari," a habitat emphasizing some really big frights for ocean life, like overfishing and pollution.
Newcastle's biggest fright featured Swansea's penalty appeal in the wake of Diamé's handball as he endeavoured to redirect Mike van der Hoorn's goal bound header, with the Senegal midfielder fortunate to get the benefit of the doubt from the referee.
It's got laughter, tears, frights, a big battle, a poisoning.
Soon, everyone wants to join the show, and this includes Taron Egerton as a gorilla from a family of criminals, Seth MacFarlane as a Rat Pack-like mouse, Tori Kelly as an elephant with a big voice but tremendous stage fright, and many others.
