rub the fear of God into
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rub the fear of God into (third-person singular simple present rubs the fear of God into, present participle rubbing the fear of God into, simple past and past participle rubbed the fear of God into)
- (idiomatic, uncommon) Alternative form of put the fear of God into.
- 1890 January, Macmillan's Magazine, 230/2:
- Rub the fear of God into the people.
- 1890 January, Macmillan's Magazine, 230/2:
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