英语词组tar and feather someone是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

tar and feather someone

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to chastise someone severely. (Fixed order.)

They threatened to tar and feather me if I ever came back into their town.I don't believe that they'd really tar and feather me, but they could be very unpleasant.

tar and feather

1. Literally, to coat someone with tar and bird feathers as a form of public punishment and shaming (a practice that fell out of use in the early 20th century). The mob tarred and feathered the thief in the public square before parading him through the town strapped to a wooden cart.

2. By extension, to severely criticize, reprimand, or excoriate someone, especially in a public and humiliating manner. Everyone is demanding that the government tar and feather the bank executives behind the scandal, but I'd be willing to bet that all they'll receive is a slap on the wrist.

tar and feather someone

If you tar and feather someone, you criticize and embarrass them very badly. These newspapers are ready to tar and feather innocent celebrities.

词组	tar and feather someone
释义	Idiom tar and feather someone Theme: PUNISHMENT to chastise someone severely. (Fixed order.) They threatened to tar and feather me if I ever came back into their town.I don't believe that they'd really tar and feather me, but they could be very unpleasant. tar and feather 1. Literally, to coat someone with tar and bird feathers as a form of public punishment and shaming (a practice that fell out of use in the early 20th century). The mob tarred and feathered the thief in the public square before parading him through the town strapped to a wooden cart. 2. By extension, to severely criticize, reprimand, or excoriate someone, especially in a public and humiliating manner. Everyone is demanding that the government tar and feather the bank executives behind the scandal, but I'd be willing to bet that all they'll receive is a slap on the wrist. tar and feather someone If you tar and feather someone, you criticize and embarrass them very badly. These newspapers are ready to tar and feather innocent celebrities.
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