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put the fear of God into

put the fear of God into verb: to cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.

Verb

put the fear of God into (third-person singular simple present puts the fear of God into, present participle putting the fear of God into, simple past and past participle put the fear of God into)

  1. To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.
  2. (idiomatic) To cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.
    • It was the ‘minnie-woffers’ which put the fear of God into them.1915 August, Red Feather, 86/1
  3. (idiomatic) To cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.
    • Well, I'll continue to put the fear of God into the troops for as long as I can... but there comes a time... We're nowhere near it yet, of course...1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1

put the fear of God into meaning in Bengali

put the fear of God into in Bengali

পুরোপুরি আতঙ্কিত করা

Forms of put the fear of God into

third-person singular presentputs the fear of God into
present participleputting the fear of God into
past participleput the fear of God into
pastput the fear of God into
alternative formrub the fear of God into

Questions about put the fear of God into

What does put the fear of God into mean?
Put the fear of God into means to cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.
What is put the fear of God into in Bengali?
Put the fear of God into in Bengali is পুরোপুরি আতঙ্কিত করা. See Put the fear of God into meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is put the fear of God into?
Put the fear of God into is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the fear of God into?
The past tense of put the fear of God into is put the fear of God into.

Words near put the fear of God into in the dictionary

  1. put the clock back
  2. put the clock forward
  3. put the clocks back
  4. put the cork back in the bottle
  5. put the dead wood on
  6. put the fear of God into
  7. put the feedbag on
  8. put the finger on
  9. put the fries in the bag
  10. put the frighteners on someone
  11. put the genie back in the bottle

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