sting with

sting (one) with (something)

1. Literally, to pierce one with some very small, sharp-pointed instrument or organ, especially as found on plants, insects, and sea life. Jellyfish are able to sting people with tiny harpoon-like structures along their tentacles called cnidocytes. When a honeybee stings you with its stinger, the barbed point becomes lodged in your skin, causing continued pain for you but death for the bee.
2. To present one with some charge, fine, or fee, especially one that is surprising or seems unfair. All the mechanic did was swap out a replacement part, but he stung me with an $800 repair bill. Just be aware that the airline will sting you with a hidden 10% administrative fee on top of all the other costs for your trip.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sting someone with something

to use something to sting someone. The bee stung me with its stinger. The wasp can sting you with its poisonous barb.
See also: sting
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • sting (one) with (something)
  • literally
  • motorized freckles
  • be lost in translation
  • motorize
  • motorized dandruff
  • Portuguese man-of-war
  • fight for (one's) life
  • fight for life
  • eat (one) alive
References in classic literature
But the willow-wren sent down the hornet, with orders to settle beneath the fox's tail, and sting with all his might.
The former Foreign Secretary said: "It's always great to come back to South Shields, and it's even more special that I can bring Sting with me to deliver the 2015 lecture.
You can treat a wasp sting with an acid solution like lemon juice or vinegar.
Some youngsters respond to an insect sting with an unusual amount of edema (swelling) at and beyond the sting site.