english
                    
                    
                    
                        1
                           general:: 
                           Phrase(s): 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.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs