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.
See also: fear, god, of, put

Common Names:

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