frighten somebody into something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ frighten )
to force someone to do something by making them afraid
frighten somebody into doing something
He frightened me into staying silent.
frighten somebody into something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ frighten )
to force someone to do something by making them afraid
frighten somebody into doing something
He frightened me into staying silent.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012