FRIGHTENERS

Meaning of FRIGHTENERS in English

[plural] [noun] UK informalTo put the frighteners on someone is to threaten them.The landlord used threatening letters to put the frighteners on the students to make them pay the rent.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

FRIGHTENERS — / ˈfraɪtnəz; NAmE -nərz/ noun • IDIOMS - put the frighteners on sb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIGHTENERS — fright ‧ en ‧ ers /ˈfraɪtn-əz $ -ərz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] British English informal [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTENERS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But the bookie was already out hiring frighteners and the bet had to stand. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON BRIT. — put the frighteners on Brit. informal threaten or intimidate (someone). → frighten someone off
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON SB — ( BrE , slang ) to threaten sb in order to make them do what you want
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON SOMEONE — expr infml Only three people had seen the robbery take place and the criminals had put the frighteners on them all …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON — expr infml The man threatened to go to the police, so the punks decided to put the frighteners on — Мужчина …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON SOMEONE — expr infml Only three people had seen the robbery take place and the criminals had put the frighteners on them …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON — expr infml The man threatened to go to the police, so the punks decided to put the frighteners on — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON SOMEONE — frighteners on someone, put the expr infml Only three people had seen the robbery take place and the criminals had …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON — frighteners on, put the expr infml The man threatened to go to the police, so the punks decided to put …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON SOMEONE — Only three people had seen the robbery take place and the criminals had put the frighteners on them all — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON — The man threatened to go to the police, so the punks decided to put the frighteners on — Мужчина пригрозил …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FRIGHTFULLY — fright ‧ ful ‧ ly /ˈfraɪtf ə li/ BrE AmE adverb British English old-fashioned [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTFUL — fright ‧ ful /ˈfraɪtf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective old-fashioned especially British English [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTENING — fright ‧ en ‧ ing /ˈfraɪtn-ɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened , ↑ frightening , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTENED — fright ‧ ened S3 /ˈfraɪtnd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened , ↑ frightening , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTEN — fright ‧ en /ˈfraɪtn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened , ↑ frightening , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHT — fright /fraɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened , ↑ frightening , ↑ frightful ; noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTENER — n. a person or thing that frightens. øput the frighteners on sl. intimidate.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRIGHTENER — n. a person or thing that frightens. put the frighteners on sl. intimidate.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRIGHTENER — n. a person or thing that frightens. Phrases and idioms: put the frighteners on sl. intimidate.
Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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