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ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ ПЕРЦУ кому highly coll VP

1. Also: ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ПОКАЗЫВАТЬ/ПОКАЗАТЬ) ФЁФЕРУ (ПФЁФЕРУ) obs, coll (subj: human to reprimand s.o. harshly, take severe disciplinary measures

X задаст Y-y перцу = X will make it hot for Y

X will give it to Y good X will show (fix) Y X will give Y hell (what for) X will chew Y out.

(Городничий:) ...Теперь же я задам перцу всем этим охотникам подавать просьбы и доносы (Гоголь 4). (Mayor:) ...I'll show 'em, I'll show all those who fell over themselves to lodge complaints and denunciations against me (4c).

2. (subj: human or collect) to defeat s.o. overwhelmingly ( usu. a military adversary): Х-ы задали Y-ам перцу = Xs routed (crushed, clobbered) Ys

Xs ran Ys into the ground.