The phrase "as a fright" is not commonly used in written English and may not be correct in most contexts.
It could potentially be used in a context where someone is describing something that causes fear or alarm, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "The sudden noise in the dark alley came as a fright to the unsuspecting passerby."
Alternatives: "as a shock" or "as a scare".
A win's a win, and a man who has been through as big a fright as Turnbull has over the past few days will take a win, any way it comes.
It gave both my partner and I a fright as well as a couple of visitors who were fantastic at raising the alarm quickly, meaning both mum and baby had a great team around them.
Six weeks ago, when Green Bay laid a 35-0 drubbing on the Vikings at Lambeau Field, the chances of Minnesota playing a meaningful December game seemed as likely as the bald Childress donning a fright wig.
Darren Ferguson's team gave Arsenal a fright as a contest that looked relatively comfortable in the first half turned into a nail-biter.
Turk jumps up and drags out a silkscreen of himself as Warhol, complete with a fright wig.
The Dutch have never won a World Cup game but Daan van Bunge and Timotheus de Leede gave India a fright as the most fancied batting line-up in the tournament were bowled out for 204.
Marshall was never behind in the first set, though England's Thomson gave him a fright as he fought back from 9-2 down to get back to 10-9 after 10 ends.
I would swap most of my bag, trying to get a rare collectable such as a Ghostess Fright Pie or a Skimpy Peanut Butter sticker to decorate my notebook.
Barbara may be a fright, but, as Judi Dench plays her, she's hardly a stereotype.
The quartet of young women flounce and sulk like a diverse cross between "Pretty Little Liars" and "Charmed," O'Hare spends his few moments on-screen as a mute servant in a fright wig, Bassett's sorceress is but briefly glimpsed and LuPone is nowhere in sight.
