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put the chill on(verb, expression, bully, castigate)
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put the squeeze on(verb, expression, make, force)
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put through the wringer(verb, expression, bully, castigate)
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run the gauntlet(expression, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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run the show(verb, expression, rule, bend)
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step over the line(expression, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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subject to loss(verb, expression, expose, risk)
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take one on(expression, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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take to task(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
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throw down gauntlet(expression, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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throw weight around(verb, expression, rule, handle)
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turn on the heat(verb, expression, harass, torment)
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utter a caveat
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utter threats against
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wreak havoc on
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bear a grudge
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beat one's chest(expression, defiance)
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blow the whistle on(expression, criticize, censure, condemn)
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catch unawares
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chip away at(expression, challenge, weaken, dent)
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APASmart Define. (2016). threaten thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/threaten/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "threaten thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/threaten/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, threaten thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/threaten/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "threaten thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/threaten/thesaurus/synonyms>