FRIGHTEN (SOMEBODY) INTO (SOMETHING)


Meaning of FRIGHTEN (SOMEBODY) INTO (SOMETHING) in English

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.