for fear of

idiom

: due to being afraid of
He won't say anything for fear of losing his job.

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Many of those involved in those strikes have remained unidentified for fear of retaliation. Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 One, with Pepfar signage outside, is still operating but the local NGO worker inside, who doesn't want to be named for fear of losing his job, tells NPR all the nurses were sent home after Trump's USAID cuts. Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025 Kennedy said the Biden administration refused to test the water for drugs for fear of giving police another reason to target Black and brown communities. Kate Cimini, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025 Her parents were left-leaning, but like so many other Italians, hid their views from their children for fear of retribution from Mussolini’s loyalists. Suzanne Cope july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for for fear of

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“For fear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20fear%20of. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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