bring down wrath
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to cause divine punishment to fall upon someone
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- The villagers' sacrilege will surely bring down the wrath of the gods upon them.
- His hubris brought down the wrath of Zeus on the entire city.
- If you defy the ancient laws, you will bring down the wrath of the spirits.
- Such a betrayal might bring down the wrath of the ancestors.
- Defiling the sacred temple was an act that brought down the wrath of the goddess.
- Do you not fear that your actions will bring down the wrath of heaven?
- His blatant corruption brought down the wrath of the people, who voted him out in a landslide.
- The king was warned that his tyranny would bring down divine wrath upon his kingdom.
- Ancient prophecies warned that such arrogance would bring down the wrath of the cosmos.
- They believed that failing to offer a sacrifice would bring down the wrath of the sun god.