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词汇 VIOLENCE
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VIOLENCE
beat something into someone's head
to force someone to learn something, possibly through violence. (This can be a threat of violence and should not be used casually.)
I studied for hours. I have never beat so much stuff into my head in such a short time.You're going to learn this math if I have to beat it into your head.
brain someone
to strike a person on the skull as if to knock out the person's brains.
I thought he was going to brain me, but he only hit me on the shoulder.If you don't do it, I'll brain you.
draw blood
to hit or bite (a person or an animal) and make a wound that bleeds.
The dog chased me and bit me hard, but it didn't draw blood.The boxer landed just one punch and drew blood immediately.
drawn and quartered
dealt with very severely. (Referring to a practice of torturing someone guilty of treason by disemboweling and dividing the body into four parts. Fixed order.)
Todd was practically drawn and quartered for losing the Wilson contract.You were much too harsh with Jean. No matter what she did, she didn't need to be drawn and quartered for it!
see stars
to see flashing lights after receiving a blow to the head.
I saw stars when I bumped my head on the attic ceiling.The little boy saw stars when he fell headfirst onto the concrete.
shoot something out
to settle a matter by the use of guns. (Slang. Typical of gangster or western movies.)
Bill and the cowboy—with whom he had been arguing—went out in the street and shot it out.Don’t they know they can settle a problem by talking? They don’t need to shoot out the problem when they can talk it over.
take care of someone
to beat or kill someone. (Slang, especially criminal slang.)
The crook threatened to take care of the witness."If you breathe a word of what you saw, my gang will take care of you," said the thief.
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