scare into doing

Meaning

1. scare sb into doing sth

   to frighten sb in order to make them do sth

   Local businesses were scared into paying protection money.

In the movies · 3

• Don't let 'em scare you. You can do it.Boys Don't Cry1999
• I don't scare easily. Neither do I, where money's concerned.Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein1948
• I think I was trying to warn myself, Or scare myself into doing what you want, or out of it.Battlestar Galactica: The Plan2009

From the same entry

• scare the shit out of
• frighten the daylights out of
• frighten to death
• frighten the life out of
• scare away
• scare off
• scare up