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Κοινωνία, Νόμος και Πολιτική - Τιμωρία

Εξερευνήστε αγγλικούς ιδιωματισμούς σχετικά με την τιμωρία με παραδείγματα όπως "face the music" και "have it coming".

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English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics
to slap somebody on the wrist

to give someone a mild warning or punish them in a way that is not harsh

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to bring somebody to book

to make someone face the consequences or legal repercussions of their actions

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to face the music

to accept and confront the punishment or consequence of one's wrongdoings or irresponsible actions

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Ορισμός και Σημασία του "to [face] the music"
to have it coming

to be deserving of something that happens to one, particularly something that is unpleasant

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to take the fall

to take the blame for another person's actions or accept full responsibility for a crime or wrongdoing that other people were also part of

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hair shirt

something extremely hard that one goes through, often as a punishment

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up the river

in or to prison confinement

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at Her Majesty's pleasure

used for saying someone is being held, detained, or imprisoned indefinitely at the will of the ruling British monarch

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to sue the pants off (of) somebody or something

to take legal action against someone and demand so much money and damages from them that it leaves them with nothing

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dead man walking

a prisoner who is sentenced to death and is about to be executed

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to put somebody to death

to officially punish someone by death

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to bring somebody to account

to formally confront someone and demand an explanation for their conduct and actions, especially those in positions of authority who are deemed responsible

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Ορισμός και Σημασία του "to [bring|call] {sb} to account"
one's head on a plate

used to refer to a punishment that is very harsh for a crime or wrong deed

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to rap somebody on the knuckles

to give someone a mild punishment for a mistake or wrongdoing

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Ορισμός και Σημασία του "to [rap] {sb} (on|over|across) the knuckles"
the devil to pay

a situation where there will be severe consequences or difficulties as a result of certain actions or events

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a price on one's head

a specific amount of money that is offered as a reward to anyone who captures or kills a particular person

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Ορισμός και Σημασία του "a price on {one's} [head]"
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