SCARE (SOMEBODY) INTO (SOMETHING)


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

scare somebody into something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ scare )

to make someone do something by frightening them or threatening them

scare somebody into doing something

You can’t scare me into telling you anything.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.