for fear of

He declined to give me his name for fear of losing his job—he said he’s a contractor for the Department of Education, an agency that the president has pledged to dramatically pare back.

Robbie Moore, a Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley, accused Bradford Councils of avoiding commissioning a new inquiry for "fear of unearthing a very significant problem".

It found bullying was an issue inside the corporation, with some people viewed as "untouchable" because of their status and colleagues too scared to speak up, for fear of reprisals.

Following the crackdown, some traders have resorted to selling their goods in secret, afraid to display them openly for fear of arrest.

At school, I was reluctant to tell people about my identity for fear of being called a derogatory name and when I applied for university, my parents told me not to tick the GRT ethnicity box on the entrance form in case it hurt my chances of getting in.