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to punish somebody for something

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  • pay somebody back for something — ˌpay sb ˈback (for sth) derived to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer • I ll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. related noun ↑payback Main entry: ↑payderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring somebody to book (for something) — bring sb to ˈbook (for sth) idiom (formal, especially BrE) to punish sb for doing sth wrong and make them explain their behaviour • We will ensure that people who commit fraud are brought to book through the courts. Main entry: ↑bookidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • ask for — verb increase the likelihood of (Freq. 4) ask for trouble invite criticism • Syn: ↑invite • Derivationally related forms: ↑invitation (for: ↑invite) …   Useful english dictionary

  • let somebody off (with something) — ˌlet sb ˈoff (with sth) derived to not punish sb for sth they have done wrong, or to give them only a light punishment • They let us off lightly. • She was let off with a warning. Main entry: ↑letderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks — The September 11, 2001 attacks, in addition to being a unique act of aggression, constituted a media event on a scale not seen since the advent of civilian global satellite links, round the clock television news organizations and the instant… …   Wikipedia

  • visit something on somebody — ˈvisit sth on/upon sb/sth derived (old use) to punish sb/sth • The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). Main entry: ↑visitderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • visit something upon somebody — ˈvisit sth on/upon sb/sth derived (old use) to punish sb/sth • The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). Main entry: ↑visitderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • even — e|ven1 W1S1 [ˈi:vən] adv [: Old English; Origin: efne, from efen; EVEN2] 1.) used to emphasize something that is unexpected or surprising in what you are saying ▪ Most companies have suffered a drop in their profits, even very large companies. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • old — W1S1 [əuld US ould] adj comparative older superlative oldest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not new)¦ 2¦(not young)¦ 3¦(age)¦ 4¦(that you used to have)¦ 5¦(familiar)¦ 6¦(very well known)¦ 7 the old days 8 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Charles Stewart (Canadian politician) — For the Canadian Member of Parliament for Humboldt, see Charles Wallace Stewart. For the MLA from 1975 to 1982, see Charles Stewart (Alberta politician). For the MLA from 1905 to 1906, see Charles Stuart (politician). For other uses, see Charles… …   Wikipedia

  • do — do1 W1S1 [du:] auxiliary v past tense did [dıd] past participle done [dʌn] third person singular does [dəz strong dʌz] [: Old English; Origin: don] 1.) a) used with another verb to form questions or negatives ▪ Do you like bananas? ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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