strike terror into

They described violence that sometimes went on for hours and seemed intended to strike terror into the deputies’ targets.

It can be designed to do just that, strike terror into people's hearts.

But the end result is always the same — to kill indiscriminately and by doing so to strike terror into anybody's hearts when they walk into mall, a church, a club, a restaurant or any place where people gather in large numbers.

After Landis initially expressed reluctance to quit his judgeship, the owners suggested he do both jobs — meaning “the eminent jurist will also continue to strike terror into the hearts of criminals by retaining his position as a federal judge,” the Times reported.

“You cut off their supplies, and you also try to strike terror into the minds of the enemy.”