scare straight
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scare straight
verb scares straight · scaring straight · scared straight
- 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.
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title = {scare straight},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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