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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'scared to death' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe a very strong feeling of fear or terror. For example, "I was scared to death when I saw the huge bear in my backyard."
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scared to death
adjective
Extremely frightened
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They're scared to death".
"I'm scared to death".
"She was scared to death".
Lennox is scared to death.
He's scared to death.
"We're scared to death.
"We're scared to death," says Mr Evans.
"I was scared to death," he said.
"Nancy, you must be scared to death".
I was scared to death of him.
He's scared to death right now".
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