ドスを効かす

ドスをきかす

to threaten

ドスの効いた

どすのきいた

threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)

ドス

DOS (IBM compatible computer disk-based operating systems)

ドスの効いた声

どすのきいたこえ

deep, threatening voice; menacing tone

効果を上げる

こうかをあげる

to have an effect; to be effective; to produce a (good) result

勘を働かせる

かんをはたらかせる

to use one's intuition, to use one's instinct, to use one's head

目を輝かせる

めをかがやかせる

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

幅を利かせる

はばをきかせる

to throw one's weight around, to exercise one's authority, to make one's presence felt

顔を利かせる

かおをきかせる

to use one's influence

頭を働かせる

あたまをはたらかせる

to think, to use one's head, to exercise one's brains

花を咲かせる

はなをさかせる

to make lively, to become animated, to have fun talking about something

気を利かせる

きをきかせる

to (take in the situation, etc.) and make the smart move

手を焼かせる

てをやかせる

to bother, to embarrass, to harass, to give someone a hard time, to give someone a lot of trouble

名を轟かせる

なをとどろかせる

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

睨みをきかせる

にらみをきかせる

to exercise one's authority (over); to influence

睨みを利かせる

にらみをきかせる

to have authority over, to exercise one's authority (over)

凄みを利かせる

すごみをきかせる

to threaten, to intimidate

下駄を履かせる

げたをはかせる

to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad

お腹を空かせる

おなかをすかせる

to feel hungry, to get hungry