scare straight
(US) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it.
(intransitive) To behave conventionally, to follow the rules.
(tennis) In a tiebreak, a point won against the server when ahead.
(transitive, idiomatic) To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.
厳しいカウンセラーは、彼らの選択がもたらす過酷な結果を見せることで、常習犯たちを恐怖で改心させることに成功した。
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