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put the fear of God into

To cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.
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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...

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

Additional definitions for 'put the fear of God into':

put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.
put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.
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