frightenersnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈfraɪ.tən.əz/us/ˈfraɪ.tən.ɚz/UK old-fashionedput the frighteners on sb
to threaten someone:
He said he wouldn't pay up so I sent my brother round to put the frighteners on him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dangers and threats
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- calculated risk
- chance
- darkly
- desperately
- dodgy
- gamble
- hazardous
- hazmat
- high-risk
- hostage
- hostage to fortune idiom
- poisoned chalice
- precarious
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk
- treacherous
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