- hold terror for someone
- hold terror for someone[for something] to be frightening to a person. •
The thought of flying to Rio by myself held great terror for me.
•Nothing holds terror for me. I am a daredevil.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hold terror for someone
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