bring down wrath

Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words

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.