Throw a scare into (someone) verb phrase
To make someone feel scared.
Don't throw a scare into her like that. She might get a heart attack, you idiot.
I decided to throw a scare into my friend when I saw him sleeping. I must say that he wasn't happy about that.
To be startled or surprised while unprepared; to be put in a difficult or disadvantageous situation when something happens which one does not expect
I'm not stupid or easily scared.
Make someone extremely frightened
To frighten or terrify someone abruptly or severely
To frighten or worry someone by doing something.
The verb "throw" should be conjugated according to its tense.