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To intimidate, subdue, or control by awe

To greatly impress or amaze, especially with glamor or showiness

To diminish the confidence or courage of

To boldly confront a challenge, situation or opponent

To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

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To intimidate, subdue, or control by awe

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

blind someone with something

take your breath away

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

pressurize^US

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

pressurise^UK

scare the bejesus out of

use strong-arm tactics on

petrify

dishearten

embarrass

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

victimize^US

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

rule with an iron hand

distress

rule with a rod of iron

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put under an obligation

breathe down someone's neck

bring someone to their knees

put the frighteners on

prey on

make things hot for someone

force one's hand

take advantage of

make it hot for someone

have someone under your thumb

rule despotically

tighten the screws on

antagonize^US

put through the wringer

antagonise^UK

hold a gun to one's head

get on someone's back

make an offer they can't refuse

have someone do something

criticize^US

criticise^UK

live off the backs of

take advantage of somebody

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

prevail over

exercise control over

have the upper hand in

have under one's thumb

wear the trousers

have the upper hand over

throw your weight around

lord over

be in the driver's seat

drive round the twist

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“So long as he only has conventional weapons, we can overawe him with our armed forces and clobber him back into line if he misbehaves.”

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To greatly impress or amaze, especially with glamor or showiness

hypnotise^UK

hypnotize^US

take your breath away

sweep someone off their feet

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

knock the stuffing out of

hit like a ton of bricks

set someone back on their heels

appal^UK

paralyse^UK

appall^US

paralyze^US

take the wind out of your sails

throw off

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

knock over with feather

knock down with a feather

cause someone to lose their composure

scandalize^US

traumatize^US

render unable to continue

seize

reduce to tears

traumatise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

shake out of your complacency

insult

anger

make someone's blood run cold

scandalise^UK

hit like ton of bricks

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To diminish the confidence or courage of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

dampen the spirits of

break one's heart

put a damper on

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

take the wind out of your sails

terrorize^US

knock the stuffing out of

terrorise^UK

give someone the blues

bring tears to your eyes

make one's heart bleed

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

put someone off their stroke

make one's hair stand on end

curdle the blood

make teeth chatter

chill to the bone

make one's blood run cold

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

knock the wind out of

destabilize^US

scare the daylights out of

blind

destabilise^UK

impress

geld

cause someone to lose their composure

undermine one's confidence

dash the hopes of

harsh someone's mellow

cripple

blind someone with something

disarrange

disorder

press

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

take your breath away

pull the rug from under

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

torture

sap the confidence of

set back

dehydrate

take the heart out of

agonize^US

agonise^UK

antagonize^US

dampen someone's spirit

give someone the hump

let wind out of sails

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

throw into a fright

make one's flesh creep

give someone the heebie-jeebies

give one the creeps

freeze your blood

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

put the fear of God into

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

antagonise^UK

fill with consternation

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

traumatize^US

set someone back on their heels

traumatise^UK

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

bowl over

hurt somebody's feelings

cause to be at a stand

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

make someone's hair stand on end

throw off

persecute

put out of countenance

zing

benumb

put someone off their stride

distress greatly

knock for a loop

gross out

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone's blood run cold

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten to death

scare the hell out of

frighten the living daylights out of

mess with someone's head

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

balk^US

baulk^UK

chill someone's blood

make fearful

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

weigh heavily on one's mind

tyrannize^US

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

tyrannise^UK

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To boldly confront a challenge, situation or opponent

look straight in the eye

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

call someone's bluff

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

stand firm

hold the line against

throw down the gauntlet

take the bull by the horns

run the gauntlet

make my day

step over the line

knock chip off shoulder

put a bold face on it

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To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

bring someone to their knees

knock out

put away

blow out of the water

get the upper hand over

pulverize^US

give someone a drubbing

pulverise^UK

give someone a hiding

win a resounding victory over

outmaneuver^US

put someone in their place

give someone a pasting

gain the advantage over

beat the daylights out of

demoralize^US

gain the upper hand over

impoverish

leave

force

be head and shoulders above

demoralise^UK

throw back in confusion

beat the stuffing out of

beat the daylight out of

knock the daylight out of

internalize^US

internalise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

be more than a match for

tranquilize^US

neutralize^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

baulk^UK

neutralise^UK

balk^US

take wind out of sails

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