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To intimidate, subdue, or control by awe

To greatly impress or amaze, especially with glamor or showiness

To diminish the confidence or courage of

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

To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

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To intimidate, subdue, or control by awe

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

blind someone with something

take your breath away

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

pressurize^US

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

pressurise^UK

scare the bejesus out of

use strong-arm tactics on

petrify

dishearten

embarrass

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

victimize^US

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put under an obligation

work on

put down

rule with an iron hand

be cruel to

rule with a rod of iron

put the frighteners on

breathe down someone's neck

bring someone to their knees

tighten the screws on

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

put through the wringer

put the chill on

cajole

make things hot for someone

hold a gun to one's head

come at

be a tough guy

make it hot for someone

have someone do something

criticize^US

have someone under your thumb

criticise^UK

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have under one's thumb

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

prevail over

wear the trousers

exercise control over

have the upper hand over

have the upper hand in

make an offer they can't refuse

put the arm on

be in the driver's seat

be overbearing

push the buttons

run things

throw your weight around

bend to your will

lord over

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“So long as he only has conventional weapons, we can overawe him with our armed forces and clobber him back into line if he misbehaves.”

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To greatly impress or amaze, especially with glamor or showiness

hypnotise^UK

hypnotize^US

take your breath away

sweep someone off their feet

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

knock the stuffing out of

hit like a ton of bricks

set someone back on their heels

appal^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

appall^US

take the wind out of your sails

throw off

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

knock over with feather

knock down with a feather

cause someone to lose their composure

scandalize^US

traumatize^US

render unable to continue

seize

reduce to tears

traumatise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

shake out of your complacency

insult

anger

make someone's blood run cold

scandalise^UK

hit like ton of bricks

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To diminish the confidence or courage of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

dampen the spirits of

break one's heart

put a damper on

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

take the wind out of your sails

terrorize^US

knock the stuffing out of

terrorise^UK

give someone the blues

bring tears to your eyes

make one's heart bleed

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

put someone off their stroke

make one's blood run cold

make one's hair stand on end

frighten away

break someone's spirit

curdle the blood

break someone's heart

dampen someone's spirit

destabilize^US

scare the daylights out of

take the wind out

impress

cause someone to lose their composure

destabilise^UK

undermine one's confidence

knock the wind out of

dash the hopes of

desiccate

blind someone with something

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

take your breath away

sap the confidence of

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

agonize^US

harsh someone's mellow

agonise^UK

make someone's heart bleed

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

knock down

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take the heart out of

take down a peg or two

make someone jump out of their skin

give someone goose pimples

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

put the fear of God into

chill to the marrow

scare someone half to death

scare the bejesus out of

throw into a fright

give someone the heebie-jeebies

freeze your blood

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

antagonise^UK

fill with consternation

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

set someone back on their heels

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

cause to be at a stand

make someone's hair stand on end

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

put out of countenance

get

benumb

put someone off their stride

distress greatly

knock for a loop

hurt somebody's feelings

gross out

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone's blood run cold

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

throw into a panic

mess with someone's head

balk^US

baulk^UK

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

weigh heavily on one's mind

chill someone's blood

make fearful

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

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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

call someone's bluff

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

take the bull by the horns

run the gauntlet

make my day

step over the line

knock chip off shoulder

put a bold face on it

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To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

bring someone to their knees

knock out

put away

blow out of the water

get the upper hand over

pulverize^US

give someone a drubbing

pulverise^UK

give someone a hiding

win a resounding victory over

outmaneuver^US

put someone in their place

give someone a pasting

gain the advantage over

demoralize^US

gain the upper hand over

impoverish

leave

be head and shoulders above

demoralise^UK

throw back in confusion

internalize^US

internalise^UK

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