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ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ (ПИТЬ) кому highly coll VP usu. pfv fixed WO

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 whart 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. pi) or collect) to overwhelm, defeat s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy): Х-ы дали Y-ам прикурить = Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys

Xs gave Ys a licking Xs beat the pants off Ys.