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to hit a person in the head so much that they die or get seriously injured
Ex:
Pericolo - Violence
Padroneggia i modi di dire inglesi riguardanti la violenza, come "venire alle mani" e "panino con le nocche".
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to try to hurt a person physically or damage something in any slight way
Ex:
He
was
so
angry
,
but
he
did
n't
lay
a
finger
on
his
opponent
,
choosing
to
resolve
the
conflict
peacefully
.
knuckle sandwich
[sostantivo]
panino alle nocche
Ex:
When
the
schoolyard
bully
would
n't
leave
him
alone
,
he
finally
stood up
and
threatened
to
give
him
a
knuckle sandwich
.
Quando il bullo del cortile non lo lasciava in pace, alla fine si è alzato e ha minacciato di dargli un panino con le nocche.
to [knock] {one's} block off
[Frase]
to severely beat someone, often said as a threat
Ex:
If
he
keeps
insulting
people
,
someone
's
going to
knock
his
block
off
one
of
these
days
.
to [have] a go
[Frase]
to attack a person or place in order to kill or destroy them
Ex:
Watch out for
that
bull
in
the
back
field
—
he'll
have
a
go
at
you
if
you
get
too
close
.
to [clean] {one's} clock
[Frase]
to hit a person harshly during a fight or conflict
Ex:
In
the
boxing
match,
the
heavyweight
champion
cleaned
his
opponent's
clock
with
a
devastating
right
hook
that
sent
his
challenger
to
the
canvas.
to [beat] {sb} to a pulp
[Frase]
to keep hitting a person to the point of severe injury
Ex:
In
the
boxing
match,
the
champion
beat
his
opponent
to
a
pulp
within
the
first
round.
to easily win over an opponent or badly defeat them in a competition or contest
Ex:
John
is
an
amazing
chess player
;
he
can
beat
the
pants
off
anyone
in
the
club
.
to [whale] on {sb/sth}
[Frase]
to violently or forcefully hit a person or thing many times
Ex:
In
the
bar
brawl
,
he
started
to
whale
on
his
opponent
,
throwing
punch
after
punch
.
to [trade] punches
[Frase]
(of people) to use their fists in order to hit each other during a fight or competition
Ex:
The
two
boxers
traded
punches
in
the
ring
,
with
each
fighter
trying
to
land
a
decisive
blow
.
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
disagreement
between
the
two
political leaders
came to
blows
as
they
physically
confronted
each other
during
a
televised
debate
.
to strongly beat and overcome someone or something through physical force
Ex:
That
kick
of
yours
could
have
easily
made
mincemeat
of
my
face
.
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to physically attack someone with a great deal of force, causing them harm or injury
Ex:
By
the
time
the
police
arrived,
the
attacker
had
already
knocked
the
daylights
out
of
the
victim
and
fled
the
scene.
to [lay] a glove on {sb/sth}
[Frase]
to physically hit someone, particularly while wearing boxing gloves
Ex:
to [be] in the wars
[Frase]
to sustain injuries as the result of an accident or fight
Ex:
You've
got
a
cut
on
your
arm
as
well,
you
poor
thing.
You
really
have
been
in
the
wars!