It may also explain the expression scared stiff (in the sense of tumescent, not in the sense of immobilized by drunken overindulgence in a gift bottle of bourbon that one never received).
The expression, scared stiff, can be explained by the feeling when you visit graveyards.
mnli hypothesis: The expression, scared stiff, can be explained by the feeling when you visit graveyards. premise: It may also explain the expression scared stiff (in the sense of tumescent, not in the sense of immobilized by drunken overindulgence in a gift bottle of bourbon that one never received).