The story nearly 'frightened me to death'. = The story nearly 'frightened the life out of' me. [=the story frightened me very badly]
The insurance agent tried to 'frighten' her 'into' buying the most expensive flood insurance.
Bad economic news has 'frightened' people 'out of' putting their money in the stock market.
(..) And close. If I gave you the choice between fucking Lollys and fighting the Mountain, you'd have your britches down and your cock out before I could blink. Does he frighten you so much? I'd be a bloody fool if he didn't frighten me. He's freakish big and freakish strong. And quicker than (..)2014 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Mockingbird Season: 4 Episode 7