kill one to warn a hundred
kill one to warn a hundred
To kill someone as an example to deter others from acting in a certain way. The dictator will certainly kill one to warn a hundred—he thinks it's the best way to keep the people in line.
See also: hundred, kill, one, warn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- warn
- be in at the kill
- (one) will kill (someone)
- have (some) time to kill
- have time to kill
- kill with kindness, to
- killed off
- kill off
- (one) is going to kill (someone)
- killed outright