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Società, Diritto e Politica - Punizione

Esplora gli idiomi inglesi riguardanti la punizione con esempi come "face the music" e "have it coming".

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to slap sb on the wrist

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

distribuirlo con molto morbido

distribuirlo con molto morbido

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to bring sb to book

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

punire ufficialmente qualcuno

punire ufficialmente qualcuno

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to face the music

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

affrontare le conseguenze spiacevoli delle tue azioni

affrontare le conseguenze spiacevoli delle tue azioni

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to have it coming

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

meritare una certa conseguenza o beneficio

meritare una certa conseguenza o beneficio

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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

accettare la colpa di ciò che l'altra persona ha fatto

accettare la colpa di ciò che l'altra persona ha fatto

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hair shirt

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

Sofferenza

Sofferenza

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up the river

in or to prison confinement

convincere qualcuno ad andare in prigione

convincere qualcuno ad andare in prigione

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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

in prigione o in un istituto psichiatrico temporaneamente fino a quando non si decide ufficialmente se tenerne o meno uno lì

in prigione o in un istituto psichiatrico temporaneamente fino a quando non si decide ufficialmente se tenerne o meno uno lì

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to sue the pants off (of) sb/sth

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

citare in giudizio uno di loro per un'enorme quantità di denaro

citare in giudizio uno di loro per un'enorme quantità di denaro

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dead man walking

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

uomo morto che cammina

uomo morto che cammina

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to put sb to death

to officially punish someone by death

punire ufficialmente qualcuno con la morte

punire ufficialmente qualcuno con la morte

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to bring sb 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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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 sb on the knuckles

to give someone a mild punishment for a mistake or wrongdoing

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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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