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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!

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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. Adventure by London, Jack View in context More results

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