Collocations for scared - adj.
VERBS
be, be running (figurative), feel, look, seem, sound
They had their opponent running scared.
They had their opponent running scared.
get
ADV.
dead, downright, extremely, really, shit (taboo), very | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | just, plain
He wasn''t ill, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
He wasn''t ill, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
PREP.
about
It''s only a little injection. It''s nothing to be scared about.
It''s only a little injection. It''s nothing to be scared about.
at
feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation
feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation
of
I''m really scared of heights.
I''m really scared of heights.
PHRASES
scared out of your wits, scared stiff
(informal),
(informal),
scared to death
(informal)
(informal)