have your guts for garters

have your 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.


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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

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