scared

scared
adj.
VERBS
be, be running (figurative), feel, look, seem, sound

They had their opponent running scared.

get
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
dead
just, plain

He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.

genuinely
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.

PHRASES
scared out of your wits, scared stiff (informal), scared to death (informal)
Scared is used with these nouns: ↑look

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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