| 单词 | to put the frighteners in, on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the frighteners in, on One who or that which frightens; spec. a member of a criminal gang who intimidates the victims of its activities, esp. in to put the frighteners in, on: to intimidate (slang). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [noun] > one who or that which inspires fear eyeeOE awea1325 dreadc1400 hideousc1420 scare1530 fear1535 fray-buga1555 dismayer1591 frightment1607 frighter?1611 affrighter1612 frightful1727 scarer1741 scare-sinner1765 scare-christian1772 scare-beggar1806 redoubtable1808 scare sleep1817 frightener1841 scare-bear1843 scare-bullfinch1849 scare-goose1887 ogreism1902 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > criminal person > [noun] > gang > member of > violent frightener1841 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] awec1225 bashc1375 palla1393 argh1393 formengea1400 matea1400 boasta1522 quail1526 brag1551 appale1563 browbeat1581 adaw1590 overdare1590 dastard1593 strike1598 disdare1612 cowa1616 dare1619 daw1631 bounce1640 dastardize1645 intimidate1646 hector1664 out-hector1672 huff1674 bully1685 harass1788 bullyraga1790 major1829 haze1851 bullock1875 to push (someone) around1900 to put the frighteners in, on1958 psych1963 vibe1979 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > threaten (evil, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > restrain or force by threatening intimidate1646 to put the frighteners in, on1958 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal felon1297 misdemeanor1533 misfeasor1631 Alsatian1688 cosh-man1869 strong arm1893 street man1904 war criminal1906 Raffles1907 lone wolf1909 muscle man1929 single-o1930 hot rod1936 cosh1937 muscle boy1940 muscle1942 cosh-boy1953 cosh-bandit1954 slag1955 frightener1962 scammer1972 shonk1981 bail bandit1991 1841 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 195 A bird frightener from Southampton. 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights i. 23 Spud Murphy gave him a very strong pull, and put the frighteners on him. 1962 R. Cook Crust on its Uppers ii. 18 They were just slag punters and couldn't pay even when we put the frighteners in. 1962 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 15/6 Soho ‘frighteners’—gangsters who try to extort money from club owners—were told..at the Old Bailey..that they faced severe punishment. 1966 A. Prior Operators vi. 64 His job had been to put the frighteners on various shopkeepers. 1966 A. Prior Operators vi. 64 The other man and himself had got a quid a piece out of it, the traditional ten per cent always paid to the frighteners. 1971 R. Busby Deadlock ix. 146 Some firm's trying to put the frighteners on, so I give him a bit of protection. < as lemmas |
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