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Collocations for scared - adj.

VERBS

be, be running (figurative), feel, look, seem, sound
They had their opponent running scared.
get

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
dead
just, plain
He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
genuinely

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PREPOSITION

about
It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.
at
I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.
of
I'm really scared of heights.

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PHRASES

scared out of your wits, scared stiff (informal), scared to death (informal)

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Scared is used with these nouns:
look

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