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Scare straight Uncommon

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

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Verb
1

To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.

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Rhyming Words
ght ight ought dight bight tight fight eight night might light pight aught hight aight right wight sight voight blight
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