Sentence examples for scared stiff and from inspiring English sources

But he is scared stiff, and other tennis players who know him well can see this, because it is literally true.

The Teacher presents the idioms "shaking like a leaf", "scared stiff" and "it sent shivers up and down my spine" In series 6 The Teacher introduces idioms related to Transport.

At the weigh-in before his Feb. 25, 1964, fight with Liston, Ali carried on so much that some observers thought he was scared stiff and suggested the fight in Miami Beach be called off.

While most sympathised with his misfortune, and attributed his lack of confidence to the blows he received the previous season, Larwood was more succinct: "Kippax was scared stiff and he let you see it".

Trump has lobbed criticism at many involved with the investigation, including his own Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who he declared "scared stiff" and "missing in action" in a weekend tweet.

Mr. Hanf has written for and been featured in Fright Times, Scared Stiff and Haunt World magazines.

Like Mrs. Copperfield, who was scared stiff of elevators and of drowning, Jane suffered from phobias and indecision.

There is no shortage of competitors (or potential competitors) who are scared stiff of Google and wouldn't mind seeing Google's power checked by the government.

"I remember running down through the trees at 3 30 in the morning and it was dark and I was scared stiff, I thought the goblins and the ghosts were going to get me," Mr. Kerry said, sounding a bit the young boy on an adventure.

They were great dog lovers and were scared stiff the dogs would run out and disappear.

But then, even if Rupert had fancied his electoral chances, it wasn't necessary to  go to such lengths: all he needed was  a succession of party leaders scared stiff of his newspapers, and willing to bend the knee.