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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Anise | | AN-is | English (Rare) |
| Healy | | ['hi:li] | |
| Indiana | | in-dee-AN-ə | English |
| Sepphora | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Ndidi | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Adrianna | | ayd-ree-AN-ə (English), ahd-RYAHN-nah (Polish) | English, Polish |