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to hit a person in the head so much that they die or get seriously injured
Ex:
Peligro - Violence
Domina los modismos en inglés relacionados con la violencia, como "llegar a las manos" y "sandwich de nudillos".
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to try to hurt a person physically or damage something in any slight way
Ex:
The
strict
teacher
had
a
reputation
for
maintaining
discipline
without
ever
laying
a
finger
on
her
students
.
knuckle sandwich
[Sustantivo]
sándwich de nudillos
Ex:
In
the
comedy
movie
,
the
witty
protagonist
threatened
to
serve
his
obnoxious
neighbor
a
knuckle sandwich
as
a
humorous
way
to
defuse
the
situation
.
En la película de comedia, el ingenioso protagonista amenazó con servirle a su molesto vecino un sándwich de nudillos como una forma humorística de calmar la situación.
to [have] a go
[Frase]
to attack a person or place in order to kill or destroy them
Ex:
During
the
soccer
match
,
tensions
flared
,
and
the
players
on
opposing
teams
had
a
go
at
each other
.
to easily win over an opponent or badly defeat them in a competition or contest
Ex:
to [whale] on {sb/sth}
[Frase]
to violently or forcefully hit a person or thing many times
Ex:
When
provoked
,
the
normally
calm
individual
can
unexpectedly
whale
on
others
with
surprising
strength
.
to [trade] punches
[Frase]
(of people) to use their fists in order to hit each other during a fight or competition
Ex:
When
tempers
flared
during
the
argument
,
it
escalated
to
a
point
where
the
individuals
involved
began
to
trade
punches
.
to [come] to blows
[Frase]
(of two or more people) to get into a serious verbal argument or begin attacking each other physically because of a prior disagreement
Ex:
The
heated
argument
between
the
neighbors
eventually
came to
blows
,
resulting in
a
call
to
the
police
.
to strongly beat and overcome someone or something through physical force
Ex:
During
the
wrestling match
,
the
stronger
competitor
made
mincemeat
of
his
opponent
,
pinning
him
to
the
mat
within
seconds
.
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to physically attack someone with a great deal of force, causing them harm or injury
Ex:
to [lay] a glove on {sb/sth}
[Frase]
to physically hit someone, particularly while wearing boxing gloves
Ex:
In
the
schoolyard
fight
,
it
was
clear
that
the
bully
was
no
match
for
the
smaller
kid
,
as
he
could
n't
lay
a
glove
on
his
agile
adversary
.
to [be] in the wars
[Frase]
to sustain injuries as the result of an accident or fight
Ex:
The
athlete
had
a
challenging
season
with
one
injury
after
another
,
and
he
felt like
he
had
been
in
the
wars
.