tap (one's) claret

To draw blood, typically in some sort of fight. "Claret" is a type of red wine. A: "Who tapped your claret?" B: "Bill punched me in the nose. Can you help me clean up this blood?" Do you challenge me to a fight? Well, I will most certainly tap your claret—I hope you're ready for that!

tap someone's claret

make someone's nose bleed by a blow with the fist. informal

词组	tap (one's) claret
释义	tap (one's) claret tap (one's) claret To draw blood, typically in some sort of fight. "Claret" is a type of red wine. A: "Who tapped your claret?" B: "Bill punched me in the nose. Can you help me clean up this blood?" Do you challenge me to a fight? Well, I will most certainly tap your claret—I hope you're ready for that! See also: claret, tap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tap someone's claret make someone's nose bleed by a blow with the fist. informal See also: claret, tap Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: tap someone's claret broach broach (one's) claret claret punch (someone or something) on (something) punch on nose candy get a bloody nose get ticket punched turn (one's) nose up at (someone or something)
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