put the fear of God into

Meaning: Tocausesomeonetorepentthroughfearof thewrathofGod.; (idiomatic)Tocausesomeonetofearabjectlyinothercontexts; toterrifycompletely.1915 August,Red Feather, 86/1:It was the ‘minnie-woffers’ whichput the fear of God intothem.; (idiomatic)Tocausesomeonetoobeythroughfearinothercontexts; toterrifyintosubmission.1990,House of Cards, season 1, episode 1:Well, I'll continue toput the fear of God intothe troops for as long as I can... but there comes a time... We're nowhere near it yet, of course...

Examples:

EN: We put the fear of God into them.
ES: Parece que nos tienen tanto temor como a Dios.
EN: If we don't put the fear of God into law-breakers, you couldn't teach, you could ride, or leave the cabin.
ES: Si estos criminales no temieran a Dios, no podría enseñar en la escuela.
EN: It must have put the fear of God into them... because the letters stopped... and we lived happily ever after.
ES: Debió de haberla asustado porque la correspondencia paró y vivimos felices para siempre.
EN: And you'd come to put the fear of God into her.
ES: Y usted atizaba el fuego, ¿no?
EN: - I've heard powerful Bible-wallopers, but you not only put the fear of God into them, you scared the hell out of 'em.
ES: - He oído a buenos predicadores, pero no sólo les hace temer a Dios, sino que los deja muertos de miedo.
EN: The French army was nothing compared to this army who could put the fear of God into an entire people.
ES: El ejército francés no era nada comparado a este ejército que podía poner el temor de Dios en todo un pueblo.
EN: That ought to put the fear of God into you.
ES: Eso deberia despertar en ti el temor de Dios.
EN: This is no joke, my girl. You put the fear of God into me.
ES: Me diste un gran susto.
EN: Hey, driver, can't you put the fear of God into those mules of yours?
ES: Oiga, ¿no puede acelerar a esas bestias?
EN: Well, I must say you put the fear of God into McIntyre.
ES: ¿ Va a tomar algo? No, no. Gracias
EN: She put the fear of God into you, Hawk?
ES: ¿Te ha entrado miedo de Dios, Hawk?
EN: Don't tell them! Now that you've put the fear of God into them, let them worry for a while.
ES: Ahora que les han metido el temor de Dios, déjalos que se preocupen un tiempo.
EN: Well, that's put the fear of God into him.
ES: Bueno, eso es poner el temor de Dios en él.
EN: Go down to the local bar, and really put the fear of God into them.
ES: Fuimos al bar local y desafiamos a quien quisiera meterse con nosotros.
EN: Oh. That little incident at the party must've put the fear of God into him.
ES: El pequeño altercado de la fiesta debió de asustarle muchísimo.

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