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puts the frighteners on someone

puts the frighteners on someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the frighteners on someone.

Meaning of put the frighteners on someone

Verb

put the frighteners on someone (third-person singular simple present puts the frighteners on someone, present participle putting the frighteners on someone, simple past and past participle put the frighteners on someone)

  1. (slang) To intimidate or coerce someone using threats of violence.
    • That scumbag still owes me five grand. Send Billy round to put the frighteners on him.

Questions about puts the frighteners on someone

What is puts the frighteners on someone the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the frighteners on someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the frighteners on someone.

Words near puts the frighteners on someone in the dictionary

  1. puts the clocks back
  2. puts the cork back in the bottle
  3. puts the dead wood on
  4. puts the fear of God into
  5. puts the finger on
  6. puts the frighteners on someone
  7. puts the genie back in the bottle
  8. puts the hammer down
  9. puts the heat on
  10. puts the herd on someone
  11. puts the kibosh on

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