have someone's guts for garters

短语

发音

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词形变化

had someone's guts for garters has someone's guts for garters 三单 has someone's guts for garters having someone's guts for garters having someone's guts for garters 现在分词 had someone's guts for garters 过去式 had someone's guts for garters 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To reprimand severely.

    爱尔兰 习语

    If you go out and play and get your clothes dirty, I'll have your guts for garters!

词源

By metaphor from the way that humans use animal intestines as catgut for various tensile applications; compare have someone's hide.

来源：wiktionary