(a) korkudan yitirmek/kaybetmek. frighten someone out of his wits: birinin ödünü patlatmak. It
nearly frightened him out of his wits (or his skin): Ödünü patlattı/onu çok korkuttu. (b) korkutup engel olmak/alıkoymak. The presence of police frightened many criminals out of attempting further crimes.