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Danger - Violence

Master English idioms regarding violence, like "come to blows" and "knuckle sandwich".

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English idioms related to Danger
to [beat|bash] {one's} brains (in|out)

to hit a person in the head so much that they die or get seriously injured

Ex: The attacker threatened to bash the guard's brains in. 
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to [take] {sb} for a ride

to deliberately kill a person

Ex: In the gangster novel, they took the informer for a ride. 
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to [lay] a (finger|hand) on {sb/sth}

to try to hurt a person physically or damage something in any slight way

Ex: Don't you dare lay a finger on my brother. 
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knuckle sandwich

used to refer to a punch that is hit in a person's mouth

Ex: He threatened to give the bully a knuckle sandwich. 
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to [knock] {one's} block off

to severely beat someone, often said as a threat

Ex: If you touch my bike again, I'll knock your block off. 
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to [have] a go
to have a go
[phrase]

to attack a person or place in order to kill or destroy them

Ex: The soldiers had a go at the enemy camp before sunrise. 
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to [clean] {one's} clock

to hit a person harshly during a fight or conflict

Ex: He kept pushing people around until someone finally cleaned his clock. 
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to [beat] {sb} to a pulp

to keep hitting a person to the point of severe injury

Ex: The gang beat him to a pulp behind the warehouse. 
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to [beat] the (pants|socks) off {sb}

to easily win over an opponent or badly defeat them in a competition or contest

Ex: Our team beat the socks off them in the final. 
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to [whale] on {sb/sth}

to violently or forcefully hit a person or thing many times

Ex: He whaled on the punching bag until his knuckles hurt. 
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to [trade] punches

(of people) to use their fists in order to hit each other during a fight or competition

Ex: The two boxers traded punches for three rounds. 
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to [come] to blows

(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 two brothers came to blows over their father's will. 
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to [make] mincemeat (out|) of {sb/sth}

to strongly beat and overcome someone or something through physical force

Ex: The attackers thought he was alone, but he made mincemeat out of them. 
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to [beat|knock] the (living|) daylights out of {sb}

to physically attack someone with a great deal of force, causing them harm or injury

Ex: The gang knocked the living daylights out of him behind the club. 
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to [lay] a glove on {sb/sth}

to physically hit someone, particularly while wearing boxing gloves

Ex: He danced around the ring so quickly that his opponent couldn't lay a glove on him. 
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to [be] in the wars

to sustain injuries as the result of an accident or fight

Ex: You look like you've been in the wars; what happened to your face? 
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