давать по шапке

• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПО ШАПКЕ кому highly coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.]

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⇒ to drive away, dismiss, punish, or reprimand s.o. (as implied by the context):

- Y-y дадут по шапке{{}}≈ they'll give it to Y in the neck;

- they'll really give it to Y;

- they'll give it to Y good;

- Y will get it good <get it in the neck, catch it in the neck, really get it>;

- [in limited contexts] they'll boot <throw> Y out;

- they'll send Y packing;

- they'll give Y the boot;

- [in refer, to firing only] Y will get (they'll give Y) the sack <the ax>;

- Y will get <be> canned.