strike a chill into someone's heart

strike a chill into someone's heart
strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase
to produce feelings of fear in someone

a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents

He was capable of striking terror into the enemy.

Her words struck a chill into me.

Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym
Main entry: strike

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  • strike a chill into someone — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike fear into someone's heart — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike terror into someone's heart — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike fear into someone — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike terror into someone — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …   Useful english dictionary

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