- mete out something
- mete out (something)
to give or order a punishment.
The jail sentences meted out to drug traffickers were considered too light by US officials.
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mete out something
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mete out — (something) to give or order a punishment. The jail sentences meted out to drug traffickers were considered too light by US officials … New idioms dictionary
mete out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mete out — verb To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out … Wiktionary
mete — [mi:t] v mete out [mete sth<=>out] phr v [: Old English; Origin: metan to measure ] if you mete out a punishment, you give it to someone mete something<=>out to ▪ He felt he had a right to mete out physical punishment to the children … Dictionary of contemporary English
mete something out (to somebody) — ˌmete sthˈout (to sb) derived (formal) to give sb a punishment; to make sb suffer bad treatment • Severe penalties were meted out by the court. • the violence meted out to the prisoners Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mete something out — DISPENSE, hand out, allocate, allot, apportion, issue, deal out, dole out, dish out, assign, administer. → mete … Useful english dictionary
mete — mete1 [mi:t] verb 1》 (mete something out) dispense or allot justice, punishment, etc. 2》 (in biblical use) measure out. Origin OE metan measure , of Gmc origin; related to meet2. mete2 [mi:t] noun historical … English new terms dictionary
mete something out — dispense or allot justice, punishment, etc. → mete … English new terms dictionary
dole out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions (Freq. 1) administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parcel out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑distribute, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
