put the frighteners on



put the frighteners on somebody

  (British old-fashioned, informal)
to threaten someone He said he wouldn't pay up so I sent my brothers round to put the frighteners on him.
See also: on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Karine (1)ka-REENFrench
Calistokah-LEE-sto (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish
Hayley['heili]
EleonooraE-le-o-no:-rahFinnish (Rare)
Simonettasee-mo-NET-tahItalian
Cheng-Chinese