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Common collocations with threaten in British Collocation

threaten verb

UK /ˈθret(ə)n/

action
invasion
strike
violence

The company threatened court action if she did not pay.

The family is being threatened with deportation.

The boss threatened to sack him.

abuse
assault
bully
harass
humiliate
insult
intimidate

He accused us of bullying and threatening him.