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put the frighteners on in British English British informal to intimidate See full dictionary entry for frightenerExamples of 'put the frighteners on' in a sentenceput the frighteners on That put the frighteners on them a bit.The implicit message, that global growth is weak, could put the frighteners on markets.In this form, he could put the frighteners on almost anybody.And that sound can put the frighteners on anybody, however good.Rather, he has put the frighteners on an industry that has grown far too used to political patronage and fat profits at taxpayers' expense. |