put the fear of God into (someone)

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: to frighten (someone) very badly

The bad economic news has put the fear of God into investors.

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Whatever the case, the news of the bargain-basement selloff in Britain has certainly put the fear of God into collectors of similar supernatural souvenirs. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022

Oliver believes that jettisoning the consumer-welfare standard will put the fear of God into woke corporations. — Robert H. Bork Jr., National Review, 14 July 2021

Medieval muralists put the fear of God into churchgoers with lurid scenarios of demons and devils. — Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019