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)

  1. (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.