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Be scared/bored witless

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Intensity Emphasis

The phrase intensifies the feeling of fear or boredom beyond the ordinary level.

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When faced with the haunted house, she was scared witless.
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Colloquial Usage

It's informal and best used in casual conversation or creative writing.

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During the dull lecture, he whispered to me that he was bored witless.
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Hyperbole

This phrase is a hyperbole, exaggerating for effect, not meant to be taken literally.

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At the sight of the spider, I was scared witless.
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