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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 |
Maia (2) | | MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English) | Roman Mythology |
Afon | | - | Welsh |
Moshe | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Shahid | | - | Arabic, Urdu |
Joi | | JOI | English (Modern) |
Aruzhan | | - | Kazakh |