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put the fear of God into

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put the fear of God into somebody
to frighten someone very much What were you doing up on the roof? You put the fear of God into me!
See No fear!
See also: fear, god, put

put the fear of God into somebody
to frighten someone very much There's no question that this wrestler puts the fear of God into his opponents.
See also: fear, god, put


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Since the Scottish Chiefs, no recruiter had ever even tried to work the coast; and we'd already put the fear of God into the niggers' hearts till the whole coast was quiet as lambs.
 
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