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Definition of
scare into doing phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
scare into doing
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
scare somebody into doing something
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to frighten someone in order to make them do something
Local businesses were scared into paying protection money.
See
scare into doing
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Nearby words
scared
adjective
scaredy-cat
noun
scare into doing
phrasal verb
scaremonger
noun
scare off
phrasal verb