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- put the fear of God in
put the fear of God in
put the fear of God in(to) someone
Fig. to frighten someone severely; [for something] to shock someone into contrite behavior. A near miss like that really puts the fear of God into you. Yes, it puts the fear of God in you.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Cristal | | KRIS-təl | English |
| Sigihard | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Nori | | no-ṙee | Japanese |
| Gry | | - | Norwegian, Danish, Swedish |
| Zachery | | ZAK-ə-ree | English |
| Mafalda | | mah-FAHL-dah (Italian), mə-FAL-də (Portuguese) | Italian, Portuguese |