“fear of”

The following 4 entries include the term fear of.

for fear of

idiom

: due to being afraid of

in fear of one's life

idiom

: afraid of being killed

put the fear of God into (someone)

idiom

: to frighten (someone) very badly

without fear of contradiction

idiom

: with absolute certainty


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