for fear of (or that)

for fear of (or that)
for fear of (or that)
to avoid the risk of (or that).
fear

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  • for fear of — In order to avoid • • • Main Entry: ↑fear * * * for fear of (or that) to avoid the risk of (or that) no one dared refuse the order for fear of losing their job …   Useful english dictionary

  • for fear (that) … — for fear of sth/of doing sth | for fear (that)… idiom to avoid the danger of sth happening • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards. • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. Main entry: ↑fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • For fear — Fear Fear, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See {Fare}.] 1. A painful emotion or passion… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • for fear of something doing something — for fear of sth/of doing sth | for fear (that)… idiom to avoid the danger of sth happening • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards. • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. Main entry: ↑fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • for fear of of doing something — for fear of sth/of doing sth | for fear (that)… idiom to avoid the danger of sth happening • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards. • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. Main entry: ↑fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • for fear — Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for fear — Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for\ fear — Because of fear. He left an hour early for fear of missing his train. She worried for fear that the child would be hurt …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fear — n. & v. n. 1 a an unpleasant emotion caused by exposure to danger, expectation of pain, etc. b a state of alarm (be in fear). 2 a cause of fear (all fears removed). 3 (often foll. by of) dread or fearful respect (towards) (had a fear of heights) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fear — noun 1》 an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.     ↘(fear for) a feeling of anxiety regarding.     ↘the likelihood of something unwelcome happening: she observed them without fear of attracting attention. 2》 archaic… …   English new terms dictionary

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