put the fear of God in someone

put the fear of God in (one)

To cause one to greatly fear the potential consequences of something, such as misbehavior, typically by threats or a graphic description of such consequences. Our chemistry teacher has put the fear of God in us about fooling around near the chemicals and acids. Nearly getting hit by that car really put the fear of God in me—I'll never drive when I'm so tired ever again!

put the fear of God in (or into) someone

cause someone to be very frightened.

词组	put the fear of God in someone
释义	put the fear of God in someone put the fear of God in (one) To cause one to greatly fear the potential consequences of something, such as misbehavior, typically by threats or a graphic description of such consequences. Our chemistry teacher has put the fear of God in us about fooling around near the chemicals and acids. Nearly getting hit by that car really put the fear of God in me—I'll never drive when I'm so tired ever again! See also: fear, god, of, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put the fear of God in (or into) someone cause someone to be very frightened. See also: fear, god, of, put, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: put the fear of God in put the fear of God in (one) put the fear of God into put the fear of God into (one) put the fear of God into somebody put the fear of God into someone more like more like (something) answer to the description (of) answer to the description of
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