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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

come at

cajole

make things hot for someone

hold a gun to one's head

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

knock over with feather

take the wind out of your sails

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

knock down with a feather

scandalize^US

cause someone to lose their composure

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

sour

dash hopes

dampen spirits

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

underwhelm

impress

cause someone to lose their composure

destabilise^UK

undermine one's confidence

knock the wind out of

desiccate

blind someone with something

harsh one's mellow

dehydrate

floor

take your breath away

take the heart out of

sap the confidence of

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

drain

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

agonize^US

agonise^UK

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

knock down

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take down

kick in the teeth

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

put someone off their stride

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

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

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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

take the bull by the horns

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

tyrannize^US

give someone a hiding

tyrannise^UK

win a resounding victory over

outmaneuver^US

terrorize^US

victimize^US

enthral^UK

brutalize^US

enthrall^US

victimise^UK

brutalise^UK

terrorise^UK

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

put someone in their place

cut to pieces

cork up

push about

rule with a rod of iron

give someone a pasting

button up

rule with an iron hand

break someone's spirit

gain the advantage over

annex^US

demoralize^US

colonize^US

colonise^UK

gain the upper hand over

be head and shoulders above

annexe^UK

demoralise^UK

throw back in confusion

have the whip hand over

exercise control over

have the upper hand in

have under one's thumb

boss about

call the shots

wear the trousers

have the upper hand over

internalize^US

internalise^UK

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

neutralize^US

axe^UK

neutralise^UK

ax^US

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

bring about the downfall of

put out of commission

stand head and shoulders above

knock something on the head

wipe off face of earth

blue pencil

wipe off the face of the earth

destroy root and branch

rain on someone's parade

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