put the fear of God into someone

put the fear of God into (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 into us about fooling around near the chemicals and acids.

put the fear of God into someone

If someone or something puts the fear of God into you, they frighten or worry you very much, often deliberately. At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her. They put the fear of God into us with their tales of loss of control on one engine and violent swings on take-off and landing. `That accident put the fear of God into me,' said Jones.

词组	put the fear of God into someone
释义	put the fear of God into someone put the fear of God into (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 into us about fooling around near the chemicals and acids. See also: fear, god, of, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put the fear of God into someone If someone or something puts the fear of God into you, they frighten or worry you very much, often deliberately. At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her. They put the fear of God into us with their tales of loss of control on one engine and violent swings on take-off and landing. `That accident put the fear of God into me,' said Jones. See also: fear, god, of, put, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: put the fear of God in put the fear of God in (one) put the fear of God in someone put the fear of God into put the fear of God into (one) put the fear of God into somebody more like more like (something) answer to the description (of) answer to the description of References in periodicals archive "It would have been made clear if the UVF was behind those killings because you can't put the fear of God into someone if they don't know who you are." INSIDE THE LOYALIST FEUD; UVF blames its rivals for series of drug murders
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