scare straight
verbDefinitions
To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.
- Indeed, there is a streak of Reaganomics that believes the only way to motivate American workers is to scare them straight with unemployment charts.
- Thomas credited the boot camp for scaring him straight.
- Slimmed down and scared straight after his bypass surgery, Clinton brokers a deal to get sugary drinks out of schools.
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