strike fear into sb's heart
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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 fear into somebody heart — strike fear, etc. into sb/sb s heart idiom (formal) to make sb be afraid, etc. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 … 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
fear — I n. 1) to arouse, inspire, instill, kindle fear 2) to express; feel; show fear (she felt fear for their safety) 3) to confirm one s fears 4) to allay, dispel; overcome fear 5) grave, mortal, strong; groundless; idle; inarticulate; lingering;… … Combinatory dictionary
strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
fear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, deep seated, genuine, great, intense, overwhelming, pure, real, terrible … Collocations dictionary
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
