давать прикурить

• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ <ПИТЬ> кому highly coll

[VP; usu. pfv; fixed WO]

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1. [subj: human]

⇒ to scold s.o. severely, punish s.o.:

- X дал Y-y прикурить{{}}≈ X let Y have it (with both barrels);

- X gave Y the business <what for>;

- X gave it to Y (but good);

- X showed Y what's what;

- X gave Y hell;

- Y caught hell (from X).

     ♦ ...Своему начальнику лесопункта он тоже сумеет ответить. Кубики тебе даём? Даем... И завтра он еще даст кое-кому прикурить (Абрамов 1). ...He had an answer ready for his logging boss too: I produce the goods, don't I? .And tomorrow he would show certain people what's what (1a).

2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]

⇒ to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):

- X-ы дали Y-ам прикурить{{}}≈ Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys;

- Xs gave Ys a licking;

- Xs beat the pants off Ys.