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rod for one's backThe means of one's own punishment or downfall.Rate it:

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scelus supplicio expiareto expiate a crime by punishment.Rate it:

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set of pipesA wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.Rate it:

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six of the bestSix strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.Rate it:

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slap on the wristA mild or too-mild punishment; a reprimand.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:

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supplicio (capitis) afficito suffer capital punishment.Rate it:

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throw the book atTo apply the harshest possible punishment to.Rate it:

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Throw the Book at SomeoneSevere punishment for breaking of certain rules or laws; highest level of penaltyRate it:

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trip to the woodshedAn occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered.Rate it:

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turn the other cheekTo accept a punishment or an injury and not act out revenge or retaliate.Rate it:

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what forAn unspecified punishment or rebuke.Rate it:

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