have your guts for garters
- have your guts for garters
- have (your) guts for garters
if you say that you will have someone's guts for garters, you mean that you intend to punish them very severely.
If I catch you smoking again I'll have your guts for garters.
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have guts for garters — have (your) guts for garters British, informal if you say that you will have someone s guts for garters, you mean that you intend to punish them very severely. If I catch you smoking again I ll have your guts for garters … New idioms dictionary
have somebody's guts for garters — have sb s ˌguts for ˈgarters f6 idiom (BrE, informal) to be very angry with sb and punish them severely for sth they have done • She ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out. Main entry: ↑gut … Useful english dictionary
have someone's guts for garters — verb To reprimand severely. If you go out and play and get your clothes dirty, Ill have your guts for garters! … Wiktionary
have one's guts for garters — Vrb phrs. A reprimanding threat, usually to a youngster or child. E.g. If you don t tidy your room now I ll have your guts for garters … English slang and colloquialisms
guts for garters — Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) in big trouble; as in I ll have your guts for garters! … English dialects glossary
guts for garters — in big trouble; as in I ll have your guts for garters! … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
guts */ — UK [ɡʌts] / US noun [plural] informal 1) the quality of being brave and determined That s what you need to be a referee – guts. have the guts to do something: She had the guts to go for what she wanted. it takes guts to do something: It takes a… … English dictionary
List of James Bond allies in For Your Eyes Only — This is a list of James Bond allies in the film For Your Eyes Only. Contents 1 Recurring Allies 2 Countess Lisl von Schlaf 3 Luigi Ferrara 3.1 … Wikipedia
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lay a finger on — verb a) To merely touch b) If you lay a finger on my little brother, Ill have your guts for garters … Wiktionary