scare straight | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Tofrighten(someone) to such a degree that a significantimprovementin behavior results.1982September 3,Ellen Goodman, “Work ethic remains strong as ever”, inSpokesman-Review, Spokane, USA, retrieved13 February 2013, page 4:Indeed, there is a streak of Reaganomics that believes the only way to motivate American workers is toscare them straightwith unemployment charts.2005March 16, Pete Thamel, “Scared Straight Into the Courts of Basketball”, inNew York Times, retrieved13 February 2013:Thomas credited the boot camp forscaring him straight.2006May 15, "How Bill Put the Fizz in the Fight Against Fat,Time(retrieved 13 Feb 2013):Slimmed down andscared straightafter his bypass surgery, Clinton brokers a deal to get sugary drinks out of schools.

Examples:

EN: - [Virginia] I have the whole series. (as Guy Gibson) It's not how many punks ya kill, it's how many ya scare straight.
ES: Tengo toda la serie, "No importa a cuantos mate, sino a cuantos he derrotado!"
EN: I've got a 19-year-old I want to scare straight before he starts a nonprofit.
ES: Tengo a alguien de 19 años de edad, que quiero poner en línea antes de que empiece una vida no lucrativa.
EN: This is a book for those who like to take their scare straight with a chaser of despair."
TE: ఎలాంటి సందేహానికీ ఆస్కారం లేని దైవదత్తమైన ఈ గ్రంథం భయభక్తులు కలిగినవారికి సన్మార్గం చూపిస్తుంది.

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