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frighten the living daylights out of (someone) What does frighten the living daylights out of (someone) mean?	to frighten someone very badly	The horror movie frightened the living daylights out of the young girl.
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at (someone's) service What does "at (someone's) service" mean?	to be ready to help someone in any way possible	A member of the hotel staff was at our service during our stay.

get a slap on the wrist What does "get a slap on the wrist" mean?	to get light punishment for a crime or wrongdoing	The boy got a slap on the wrist for causing the damage to the public washroom.
jump What does "jump" mean?	physically attack or assault somebody
clip (someone`s) wings What does "clip (someone`s) wings" mean?	to limit someone, to bring someone under control	We plan to clip the supervisor's wings because he is becoming too aggressive when dealing with other people.
take up with (someone) What does "take up with (someone)" mean?	to become a friend or companion to someone	My cousin has taken up with a very strange group of people.
silence gives consent What does "silence gives consent" mean?	saying nothing or not saying no to something means that you agree	saying nothing or not saying no to something means that you agreeSilence gives consent and when nobody spoke at the meeting, the principal thought that everybody agreed with his proposal.
go into effect What does "go into effect" mean?	to become effective (a law or a rule), to start to function	The new parking regulations will go into effect next week.
come from (somewhere) What does "come from (somewhere)" mean?	to originate from somewhere, to be a native of a place	Several of the new students come from Mexico.
all's well that ends well What does "all's well that ends well" mean?	if things are good in the end then we should be satisfied (from Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well)	All's well that ends well and although the storm was very bad the children arrived home safely.
that will be the day What does "that will be the day" mean?	something will probably never happen	"That will be the day when you are in charge of managing the restaurant."

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Frighten The Living Daylights Out Of (someone) Idiom