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To scare or cause to feel fear

To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

To convince or manipulate

To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

Intimidating for money

Express vehement protest

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To scare or cause to feel fear

appall^US

appal^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

scare the bejesus out of

make one's hair stand on end

demoralize^US

scare the living daylights out of

demoralise^UK

put the fear of God into

scare the pants off

scare someone out of their wits

get to

throw into a blue funk

make one's blood run cold

give someone goose pimples

frighten the living daylights out of

make one's flesh creep

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone jump out of their skin

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

fill with terror

freeze your blood

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

get the wind up

throw into a fright

frighten out of your wits

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

scare the pants off of

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

surprise

overwhelm

paralyse with fear

scare the daylights out of

strike terror in

puzzle

inspire panic in

send chills down the spine of

make anxious

make uneasy

make someone jump out of his skin

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

chill someone's blood

make jump

make fearful

give a turn

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

scandalize^US

mess with someone's head

pull the rug from under

deject

offend

nauseate

pull the rug out from under

scandalise^UK

put someone off their stroke

throw into tizzy

wind up

chill to the marrow

scare someone half to death

knock the stuffing out of

stop someone in their tracks

set someone back on their heels

make someone scratch their head

jumble

boggle the mind

cause to be at a stand

take your breath away

give someone the blues

put out of countenance

screw up

get down

put someone off their stride

agonize^US

sweep someone off their feet

agonise^UK

make one's heart bleed

knock over with feather

be all Greek to

put one away

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

make punchy

ball up

break someone's heart

dampen someone's spirit

fill with consternation

louse up

bear down on

damp down

knock the wind out of

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

hurt somebody's feelings

balk^US

baulk^UK

harsh someone's mellow

turn off

make someone's heart bleed

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“Maybe my stare was not enough to intimidate him. I'll have to work on that.”

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To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

threaten

harass

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

hector

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

use strong-arm tactics on

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

victimize^US

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

make things hot for someone

treat harshly

make it hot for someone

ill-use

breathe down someone's neck

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put the frighteners on

tighten the screws on

put through the wringer

put the chill on

come at

cajole

hold a gun to one's head

taunt

antagonize^US

chivy

blind someone with something

antagonise^UK

take your breath away

petrify

get on someone's back

have someone do something

criticize^US

drive round the twist

bring someone to their knees

treat brutally

have someone under your thumb

live off the backs of

take advantage of somebody

criticise^UK

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

prevail over

hold sway over

exercise control over

have the upper hand in

have under one's thumb

wear the trousers

have the upper hand over

make an offer they can't refuse

put the arm on

be overbearing

push the buttons

throw your weight around

lord over

be in the driver's seat

run things

bend to your will

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“I attempted to reason the case with him, but he would hear no arguments except his own, and even tried to intimidate me with threats.”

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To convince or manipulate

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

color^US

colour^UK

suborn

turn

bring pressure to bear on

bring pressure to bear upon

carry weight with

cut any ice with

make yourself felt with

secure someone's support

give someone a backhander

give an inducement to

give someone a sweetener

mould^UK

mold^US

program^US

proselytize^US

programme^UK

instill^US

indoctrinate

proselytise^UK

instil^UK

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

bring round to the idea of

make someone see the light

show someone the error of their ways

show one the error of their ways

gain one's confidence

dispel someone's doubts

make you of a mind to

put mind at ease

demonstrate to

cause to feel certain

reason someone into believing

dispel doubt

put someone's mind at rest

radicalize^US

flavour^UK

flavor^US

pressure someone into

radicalise^UK

twist round one's little finger

turn to one's advantage

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To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

look straight in the eye

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

stand firm

hold the line against

be confronted by

hang tough

survive

throw down the gauntlet at

take the bull by the horns

knock chip off shoulder

make my day

throw down gauntlet

put a bold face on it

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Intimidating for money

demand hush money from

hold to ransom

put the shake on

put the bite on someone for

rack

blackmail someone for

worm something out of someone

bleed someone of something

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

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Express vehement protest

fulminate

rage

criticise^UK

criticize^US

kick up a stink about

express disapproval of

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

belabor^US

satirize^US

belabour^UK

satirise^UK

jump down one's throat

make a protest against

complain bitterly about

put up a fight against

take great exception to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone what for

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

give a rocket

give someone hell

tear off a strip

give someone a rollicking

rant at

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

give a piece of one's mind

yell at

give someone a caning

give someone a wigging

rap over the knuckles

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

have someone on the carpet

minimize^US

minimise^UK

rap someone the knuckles

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