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judge, jury and executionerSomeone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.Rate it:

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Lower the BoomTo strictly punish; to restrict one to the rulesRate it:

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beat downTo severely beat someone up.Rate it:

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catch hellBe severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.Rate it:

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crack down onTo enforce laws or punish more vigilantly.Rate it:

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bite someone's head offTo severely berate someone.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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make an example ofTo punish someone so as to be a warning to others.Rate it:

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slow-walkTo punish, to chastise.Rate it:

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aliquem exsilio afficere, multareto punish by banishment.Rate it:

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animadvertere in aliquemto punish some one.Rate it:

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beat someone's brains outTo beat someone very severely.Rate it:

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beat the daylights out ofTo beat (someone) severelyRate it:

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beat the livin' daylights outta yaTo beat someone severely.Rate it:

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bite someone in the arseTo punish or take retribution on.Rate it:

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catch itBe severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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come down onto punishRate it:

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cut like a knifeTo sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.Rate it:

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deal withpunishRate it:

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doTo punish for a misdemeanor.Rate it:

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faire son affaire(Of others) To punish.Rate it:

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fix someone's wagonTo punish someone; to cause injury, distress, or inconvenience for someone.Rate it:

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Fix Your WagonTo punish someone, to deal someone with annoyance and criticism causing his or her failureRate it:

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give someone Hail Columbiato scold someone severely.Rate it:

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give someone what forTo punish; to rebuke.Rate it:

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give what forTo scold; to punish, especially verbally.Rate it:

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graviter consulere in aliquem (Liv. 8. 13)to deal severely with a person.Rate it:

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have someone's guts for gartersTo reprimand severely.Rate it:

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have someone's hideTo punish or subdue someone.Rate it:

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it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog(rare or obsolete, proverb) If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so.1596 Rate it:

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je lui ai chanté sa gammeI lectured him severely.Rate it:

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killTo punish severely.Rate it:

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let offTo forgive and not punish.Rate it:

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lose the plotTo have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.Rate it:

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lower the boom onTo punish someone.Rate it:

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morte multare aliquem (Catil. 1. 11. 28)to punish any one with death.Rate it:

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multis iniquitatibus exercerito be severely tried by misfortune.Rate it:

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poena afficere aliquem (Off. 2. 5. 18)to punish some one.Rate it:

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punire aliquemto punish some one.Rate it:

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put to the swordTo severely defeat.Rate it:

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rack upto defeat severely, to thrashRate it:

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rake over the coalsTo call to task or to reprimand severely.Rate it:

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rip to shredsTo severely devalue, to refute.Rate it:

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stomp onto severely mistreatRate it:

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stomp onto severely defeat.Rate it:

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take the law into one's own handsTo punish someone according to one's own idea of justice and without consideration for the role of law enforcement authorities.Rate it:

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tanta vis frigoris insecuta est, utthe frost set in so severely that...Rate it:

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teach someone a lessonTo punish someone.Rate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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