strike terror into the heart of (someone)
strike terror into the heart of (someone)
To fill someone with abject terror or fear. While rather impractical and ineffective in combat, the use of flamethrowers in World War II was very effective at striking terror into the hearts of civilians and enemy soldiers alike. The recent epidemic has struck terror into the hearts of people around the world.
See also: heart, of, strike, terror
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- strike fear into the heart of (someone)
- strike fear, terror, etc. into somebody/somebody's heart
- strike terror into (one)
- strike fear into (one)
- strike terror into (one's) heart
- strike fear into (one's) heart
- get (one's) fill
- get one's fill
- fill
- fill (someone) full of lead