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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 |
|---|
| Brittani | | BRIT-nee, BRIT-ə-nee | English (Modern) |
| Eileen | | ie-LEEN, IE-leen | Irish, English |
| AnaÏS | | a-na-EES (French) | Occitan, Catalan, French |
| Stamen | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
| Kaylynn | | KAY-lin | English (Modern) |
| Bhavna | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam |