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Definition of
frighten into phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
frighten into
phrasal verb
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frighten somebody into something/into doing something
to make somebody do something by making them afraid
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frighten into doing
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frightening
adjective
frighteningly
adverb
frighten into
phrasal verb
frighten into doing
phrasal verb
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phrasal verb
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