for fear of | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)In order toattempttopreventtheriskof aparticularincidentoreventfromoccurring.Synonym:for fear thatHe never comesfor fear thatit'll happen again, and I didn't tell you about beforefor fear thathe would find out.1960March, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, inTrains Illustrated, page184:[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help,for fear ofslipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].

Examples:

EN: for fear of the murmurings ... of cowardice before the sentimental hypocrisy of humanity?
ES: ¿por miedo a las murmuraciones... por cobardía ante la hipocresía sentimental de la HUMANIDAD?
EN: She looked to neither left nor right... for fear of seeing something in the branches or undergrowth.
ES: No miraba ni a derecha ni a izquiera por miedo a ver cosas en las ramas y en la maleza.
EN: Everything I said was for fear of the stake.
ES: Todo lo que dije fue por miedo a la hoguera.
EN: Yellow... for fear of a couple of bragging punks!
ES: "¡Cobarde! Por miedo a un par de rufianes fanfarrones."
EN: But I was dreaming such an exciting dream, I wouldn't let myself wake up for fear of missing the finish.
ES: Pero tenía un sueño muy excitante, no quise despertarme por miedo a perderme el final.
EN: - One head! And when your heart wants some peace for fear of loving a woman's, eyes for too long, even if she's just walking by.
ES: Y cuando el corazòn pide descanso por miedo de seguir queriendo, los ojos brujos de una mujer que pasa me atan a su carifio.
EN: A nice, hashed-up story nobody will want to investigate too thoroughly, for fear of getting all mixed up themselves.
ES: Una historia bonita y confusa que nadie querrá investigar más a fondo... por temor a involucrarse ellos mismos.
EN: I couldn't come down here for fear of being in the way.
ES: Pero no me atrevía a bajar aquí, tenía miedo de molestar.
EN: Some of them we daren't fire a cannon aboard for fear of opening up seams.
ES: En algunos barcos no se atreven a disparar un cañón por miedo a reventar el casco.
EN: You can't harvest for fear of bloodthirsty barbarians.
ES: No estamos cultivando para esos bárbaros asesinos.
EN: He couldn't get rid of you by ordinary means, for fear of an inquiry.
ES: No podía deshacerse de usted por temor a una investigación.
EN: She`d never cut them for fear of hurting them.
ES: No los corta por miedo a hacerles daño.
EN: But she conceals her sympathy for fear of your displeasure.
ES: Pero lo esconde para que no te disgustes.
EN: But they can't move it out for fear of stirring up a suspicion.
ES: Pero no pueden sacarlo por miedo a despertar sospechas.
EN: It takes some pluck for us to carry on our work here... but none of us dare lift a hand against a girl like that for fear of her father in heaven.
ES: Hace falta algo de valor para hacer el trabajo que hacemos... pero ninguno de nosotros osaría levantar la mano a una chica... por temor a nuestro padre del cielo.

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