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Danger - Violence

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

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to beat one's brains in

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

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to take somebody for a ride

to deliberately kill a person

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to lay a finger on somebody or something

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

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knuckle sandwich

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

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to knock one's block off

to severely beat someone, often said as a threat

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to have a go

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

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to clean one's clock

to hit a person harshly during a fight or conflict

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to beat somebody to a pulp

to keep hitting a person to the point of severe injury

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to beat the pants off somebody

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

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to whale on somebody or something

to violently or forcefully hit a person or thing many times

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to trade punches

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

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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

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to make mincemeat (out) of somebody or something

to strongly beat and overcome someone or something through physical force

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to beat the (living) daylights out of somebody

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

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to lay a glove on somebody or something

to physically hit someone, particularly while wearing boxing gloves

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to be in the wars

to sustain injuries as the result of an accident or fight

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